Associations to the word «Lockjaw»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

LOCKJAW, noun. 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.

Wise words

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