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Definition of: risus
(rī′səs) noun
A grin or laugh, especially the risus sar·do·ni·cus (sär·don′i·kəs), the twisted, grinning expression caused by spasm of the facial muscles, as in tetanus. [<L, a grimace <ridere laugh]
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