lockjaw

English

Etymology

lock +‎ jaw

Noun

lockjaw (usually uncountable, plural lockjaws)

(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

disease

Chinese:
Mandarin: 牙關緊閉症, 牙关紧闭症 (yáguān jǐnbì zhèng)
Czech: tetanus m
Finnish: jäykkäkouristus (fi), tetanus
German: Tetanus (de) m, Wundstarrkrampf (de) m

Hungarian: szájzár (hu)
Polish: tężec m
Portuguese: trismo m
Russian: столбня́к (ru) m (stolbnják)
Swedish: stelkramp

See also

lockjaw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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