Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lockjaw"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lockjaw \Lock"jaw`\, n. (Med.)
A contraction of the muscles of the jaw by which its motion
is suspended; a variety of tetanus.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lockjaw
n : 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 [syn: {tetanus}]
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