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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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;
[syn: tetanus, lockjaw]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lockjaw \Lock"jaw`\, n. (Med.) A contraction of the muscles of the jaw by which its motion is suspended; a variety of tetanus; trismus. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lockjaw n 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 [syn: tetanus, lockjaw]