lockjaw

lock·jaw  (lkjô)

n.

1. See tetanus.

2. An early sign of tetanus, in which the jaw is locked closed because of a tonic spasm of the muscles of mastication. Also called trismus.

---

lockjaw [ˈlɒkˌdʒɔː]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a nontechnical name for trismus and (often) tetanus

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lockjaw - 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 tetanus infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

Translations

lockjaw [ˈlɒkdʒɔː] N → trismo m

lockjaw [ˈlɒkdʒɔː] n → tétanos m
lock-keeper [ˈlɒkkiːpə^r] n → éclusier/ière m/f
lock-out lockout [ˈlɒkaʊt] (US) n (INDUSTRY) → lock-out m, grève f patronale

lockjaw [ˈlɒkˌdʒɔː] n → tetano

---

lockjaw [ˈlɒkˌdʒɔː] n → tetano