- Lockjaw
- Lockjaw Lock"jaw`, n. (Med.) A contraction of the muscles of the jaw by which its motion is suspended; a variety of tetanus; trismus. [1913 Webster]
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Lockjaw
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lockjaw — noun Date: 1803 an early symptom of tetanus characterized by spasm of the jaw muscles and inability to open the jaws; also tetanus … New Collegiate Dictionary
lockjaw — /lok jaw /, n. Pathol. tetanus in which the jaws become firmly locked together; trismus. [1795 1805; LOCK1 + JAW] * * * … Universalium
lockjaw — noun A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria. It causes muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation. Syn: trismus, tetanus … Wiktionary
