bruxism
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.brux·ism
noun \ˈbrək-ˌsi-zəm\Definition of BRUXISM
: the habit of unconsciously gritting or grinding the teeth especially in situations of stress or during sleep
Origin of BRUXISM
irregular from Greek brychein to gnash the teeth + English -ism
First Known Use: 1932
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
brux·ism
noun \ˈbrək-ˌsiz-əm\ (Medical Dictionary)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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