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LOCKJAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lockjaw mean?
• LOCKJAW (noun)
The noun LOCKJAW has 1 sense:
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 stages
Familiarity information: LOCKJAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
lockjaw; tetanus
Hypernyms ("lockjaw" is a kind of...):
infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)
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