lockjaw

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Noun

lockjaw (uncountable)

1. (pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria. It causes muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.

Synonyms

• trismus, tetanus

Translations

• French: trisme, trismus
• German: Tetanus, Wundstarrkrampf
• Portuguese: trismo
• Russian: столбня́к
• Spanish: trismo

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