First Known Use: 1932
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bruxism
noun brux·ism \ˈbrək-ˌsi-zəm\
Definition of BRUXISM
: the habit of unconsciously gritting or grinding the teeth especially in situations of stress or during sleep
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Origin of BRUXISM
irregular from Greek brychein to gnash the teeth + English -ism
Rhymes with BRUXISM
abysm, ageism, autism, baalism, baptism, Birchism, bossism, Buddhism, casteism, centrism, charism, Chartism, classism, cubism, cultism, czarism, deism, dwarfism, faddism, fauvism, Gaullism, Grecism, Hobbism, holism, Jainism, Klanism, leftism, lyrism, Mahdism, Maoism, Marxism, monism, mutism, Nazism, nudism, Orphism, priggism, purism, Ramism, rightism, sadism, Saivism, sapphism, Scotism, sexism, Shaktism, Shiism, Sikhism, simplism, snobbism, sophism, statism, Sufism, tachism, Tantrism, Taoism, theism, Thomism, tourism, tropism, truism, Turkism, verism, Whiggism, Yahwism
Medical Dictionary
bruxism
noun brux·ism \ˈbrək-ˌsiz-əm\
Medical Definition of BRUXISM
: the habit of unconsciously gritting or grinding the teeth especially in situations of stress or during sleep
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