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lockjaw
 

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Noun lockjaw has 1 sense
  1. tetanus, 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
    --1 is a kind of infection

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Lockjaw

Noun:

  • Definition: A medical condition characterized by stiffness and spasms of the jaw muscles, usually caused by tetanus infection.
  • Example sentence: I could barely open my mouth due to the debilitating lockjaw caused by the tetanus bacteria.

Noun:

  • Definition: A slang term for someone who talks excessively.
  • Example sentence: He is such a lockjaw, he never stops blabbering!

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