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  1. lockjaw:


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lockjaw:

lockjaw [the ~] noun

  1. the lockjaw
    the tetanus; the lockjaw
  2. the lockjaw
    – an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages 1
    the tetanus; the lockjaw
    – an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages 1

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Related Definitions for "lockjaw":

  1. an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages1