brux

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Back-formation from bruxism, from Ancient Greek βρυγμός (brugmós, “grinding (teeth)”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹʌks/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌks

Verb[edit]

brux (third-person singular simple present bruxes, present participle bruxing, simple past and past participle bruxed)

  1. To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep.
    • 1976, Norman R. Arnold, Occlusal Treatment: Preventive and Corrective Occlusal Adjustment:
      When the patient bruxes, he uses his supporting cusps to wear away the restraining inclines.

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