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English noun: lockjaw

1. lockjaw (state) 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


Synonymstetanus


Broader (hypernym)infection









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