- Locked-jaw
- Locked-jaw Locked"-jaw`, n. See {Lockjaw}. [1913 Webster]
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locked-jaw — Tetanus Tet a*nus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? stretched, ? to stretch.] 1. (Med.) A painful and usually fatal disease, resulting generally from a wound, and having as its principal symptom persistent spasm of the voluntary muscles. When the muscles … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
locked-jaw — n.; (also lock jaw) Trismus, tetanus (of the jaw) … New dictionary of synonyms
locked jaw — variant of lockjaw … Useful english dictionary
jaw — noun 1 bone that contains teeth ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom, lower ▪ top, upper ▪ firm, strong ▪ clenched … Collocations dictionary
lock-jaw — also lockjaw, 1786, earlier locked jaw (1765), popular name for trismus, also applied to tetanus, from LOCK (Cf. lock) (v.) + JAW (Cf. jaw) … Etymology dictionary
lock-jaw — n. See locked jaw … New dictionary of synonyms
trismus — n. [L.] (Med.) Locked jaw, lock jaw, tetanus (of the jaw) … New dictionary of synonyms
lickjaw — Tetanus Tet a*nus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? stretched, ? to stretch.] 1. (Med.) A painful and usually fatal disease, resulting generally from a wound, and having as its principal symptom persistent spasm of the voluntary muscles. When the muscles … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tetanus — Tet a*nus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? stretched, ? to stretch.] 1. (Med.) A painful and usually fatal disease, resulting generally from a wound, and having as its principal symptom persistent spasm of the voluntary muscles. When the muscles of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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