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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RISUS SARDONICUS

New Latin, literally: sardonic laugh.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RISUS SARDONICUS

risus sardonicus  [ˈriːsəs sɑːˈdɒnɪkəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RISUS SARDONICUS

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Risus sardonicus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RISUS SARDONICUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

risus sardonicus

Risus sardonicus

Risus sardonicus or rictus grin is a highly characteristic, abnormal, sustained spasm of the facial muscles that appears to produce grinning. The name of the condition derives from the appearance of raised eyebrows and an open "grin" - which can appear sardonic or malevolent to the lay observer - displayed by those suffering from these muscle spasms.

Definition of risus sardonicus in the English dictionary

The definition of risus sardonicus in the dictionary is fixed contraction of the facial muscles resulting in a peculiar distorted grin, caused esp by tetanus Also called: trismus cynicus,.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RISUS SARDONICUS


amicus
ˈæmɪkəs
autoicous
ɔːˈtɔɪkəs
Autolycus
ɔːˈtɒlɪkəs
Copernicus
kəˈpɜːnɪkəs
Cyzicus
ˈsɪzɪkəs
deinonychus
daɪˈnɒnɪkəs
dioecious
daɪˈɔɪkəs
dioicous
daɪˈɔɪkəs
Ecclesiasticus
ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪkəs
Granicus
ɡrəˈnaɪkəs
Leviticus
lɪˈvɪtɪkəs
lubricous
ˈluːbrɪkəs
lumbricus
ˈlʌmbrɪkəs
monoecious
mɒˈnɔɪkəs
monostichous
ˌmɒnəʊˈstaɪkəs
octostichous
ɒkˈtɒstɪkəs
opinicus
əˈpɪnɪkəs
Pecos
ˈpeɪkəs
tristichous
ˈtrɪstɪkəs
umbilicus
ʌmˈbɪlɪkəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RISUS SARDONICUS

risk-taking
risker
riskful
riskier
riskiest
riskily
riskiness
riskless
risky
risoluto
Risorgimento
risotto
risp
rispetto
risque
Riss
rissole
ristra
risus
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WORDS THAT END LIKE RISUS SARDONICUS

apparatus criticus
dies non juridicus
ficus
globus hystericus
homo economicus
locus classicus
Pentelicus
Saxo Grammaticus
status asthmaticus
status epilepticus
trismus cynicus
varix lymphaticus

Synonyms and antonyms of risus sardonicus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «risus sardonicus» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

痉笑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

risa sardónica
570 millions of speakers

English

risus sardonicus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

RISUS Sardonicus
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تكشيرة سردوني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пзиз Sardonicus
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

riso sardônico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রিসাস সারডোনিকাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

risus sardonicus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Risus sardonicus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

risus sardonicus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

痙笑
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

risus 의 sardonicus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Risus sardonicus
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

risus sardonicus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரஸஸ் சர்தோனிக்கஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रीसस सारडोनीकस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Risus sardonicus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riso sardonico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Risus sardonicus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пзіз Sardonicus
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Risus sardonicus
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

risus sardonicus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

risus sardonicus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

risus sardonicus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Risus sardonicus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of risus sardonicus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RISUS SARDONICUS»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RISUS SARDONICUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about risus sardonicus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RISUS SARDONICUS»

Discover the use of risus sardonicus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to risus sardonicus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Risus Sardonicus
The book contains some of the author's outstanding wildlife and landscape photographs of North and South America and unique portraits of his beloved Shipibo Indian friends, but the writings of the author are at its core.
Warren M. Hern, 2009
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A History of English Laughter: Laughter from Beowulf to ...
Rictus sardonicus and risus sardonicus are medical terms, though of different etymological origin." The former classifies a mask-like wide open mouth and eyes , the latter a convulsive laughing cramp about the mouth. The pathological aspect  ...
Manfred Pfister, 2002
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Merritt's Neurology
Rigidity of the facial muscles gives rise to a characteristic facial expression, the so-called “risus sardonicus.”Added to the stiffness of the muscles are paroxysmal tonic spasms that may occur spontaneously or may be precipitated by an external  ...
Lewis P. Rowland, Timothy A. Pedley, 2010
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Textbook of Disorders and Injuries of the Musculoskeletal ...
Risus sardonicus of severe tetanus in a 35-year-old woman. The sardonic grin is caused by tetanic spasms of her facial muscles. She was acutely ill and at this stage was semicomatose. 15.72). Eventually involvement of intercostal muscles ...
Robert Bruce Salter, 1999
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Neuromuscular Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and ...
Between the intermittent severe spasms, there is often continuous muscle rigidity characterized by clenched jaw, risus sardonicus, and a stiff back, neck, abdominal wall, and limbs. Occasionally, the spasms may be so severe that muscles may ...
H. Royden Jones, Darryl C. De Vivo, Basil T. Darras, 2003
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A New and comprehensive system of materia medica and ...
Dull and haggard expression of the countenance ; 5. Excessive dilatation of the pupils, and insensibility of the eyes; 6. Small and intermittent pulse ; 7. Difficulty of breathing ; 8. Lockjaw and risus sardonicus ; 9. Loss of sensibility ; 10. Coldness  ...
Charles Julius Hempel, 1865
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Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs: A ...
A careful search for a puncture wound or evidence of frequent intravenous injections should be done and cultures of any exudate obtained. If tetanus has been ruled out, a psychiatrist should be consulted. RISUS SARDONICUS HISTORY OF ...
Douglas R. Collins, R. Douglas Collins, 2012
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Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists
... an odd but characteristic smile (''risus sardonicus''), and muscle spasms in their limbs. Tetanus most commonly affects drug addicts and workers in farming and scrap metal recovery. When abortions were illegal, they were often complicated ...
David Myland Kaufman, 2007
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Funny Peculiar: Gershon Legman and the Psychopathology of Humor
A more contemporary but perhaps equally terrifying manifestation of the risus sardonicus could at one time be found at Coney Island's Dreamland, home of a ride known as the “Dragon's Cave,” because above the entrance was a dragon's  ...
Mikita Brottman, 2013
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The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal ...
The ex ression of the countenance was characteristic of the disease. he teeth were quite exposed, the angles of the mouth drawn much backwards, giving a very ghastly appearance to the patient. The “ risus sardonicus,” so characteristic of ...
‎1871

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RISUS SARDONICUS»

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Hong Kong: Unvaccinated woman develops tetanus
Spasms continue for 3–4 weeks. The typical features of a tetanus spasm are the position of opisthotonos and the facial expressions known as “risus sardonicus”. «Outbreak News Today, May 15»
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Cees Nooteboom über den Zweiten Weltkrieg: Der Geruch von Benzin
... erzählte sie, waren völlig verkrampft, ein Bild, das mir unauslöschlich vor Augen steht, genauso wie der Risus sardonicus, eine Verkrampfung des Gesichts, ... «Neue Zürcher Zeitung, May 15»
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This Week's TV: America's Stabbiest Clown Attends A Children's Party
quantity-question. View discussion >> · 2. Another case of risus sardonicus. Just watched William Castle's Mr. Sardonicus last night. spaced99. View discussion ... «io9, Oct 14»
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"Krekeler killt": Sherlock Holmes und der Mann mit Kunstlederpenis
Der Mann starb an Tetanus, sein Gesicht war zu einem Teufelsgrinsen verzerrt (Risus Sardonicus ist ein Tetanus-Symptom). Er wurde infiziert. Sherlock und der ... «DIE WELT, Jun 14»
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Holy Week rituals in the Philippines bring the risk of tetanus
The typical features of a tetanus spasm are the position ofopisthotonos and the facial expressions known as “risus sardonicus”. The death rate for this disease ... «The Global Dispatch, Apr 14»
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Annelie Wendeberg: „Teufelsgrinsen“: Pingpong auf Augenhöhe
So ist das „Teufelsgrinsen“ (Risus sardonicus) von jetzt an nicht mehr nur ein typisches Symptom des Wundstarrkrampfs, sondern auch der Beginn einer ... «Stuttgarter Zeitung, Feb 14»
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Grin til it hurts: Rockies 5, Phillies 3
First, obviously, the mask (here's another perspective on it), which is a horror-movie spin on the actual condition of risus sardonicus. Being an avid Twilight Zone ... «The Good Phight, Aug 13»
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Caught between despair and the desire for change
Trying to shock us with her emphatic grin staring risus sardonicus-like from her plastic face. It was a residence that would not be worth any more than a family car ... «The Age, Jul 13»
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Killer Smiles and Satanic Wiles: Mr. Sardonicus and The …
As if to prove this hypothesis, Mr. Sardonicus opens on an obvious ... father's corpse, the so-called risus sardonicus, from whence he derived his assumed name. «slantmagazine, May 13»
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Sandu Ciorba - Mamaliga cu malai
Ten grymas na twarzy tej biednej dziewczyny nazywa się risus sardonicus. A wystarczyłoby żeby zaszczepiła się przeciwko tężcowi. Read more Show less. «YouTube, Aug 12»

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