lockjaw
noun/ˈlɒkdʒɔː/
/ˈlɑːkdʒɔː/
[uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal)- tetanus (= a disease in which the muscles, especially the jaw muscles, become stiff, caused by bacteria entering the body through cuts or wounds)
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