- lockjaw lock·jaw n
- ['lɒkˌdʒɔː]
tetano
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
lockjaw lock·jaw n
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lock-jaw — also lockjaw, 1786, earlier locked jaw (1765), popular name for trismus, also applied to tetanus, from LOCK (Cf. lock) (v.) + JAW (Cf. jaw) … Etymology dictionary
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lockjaw — lock|jaw [ˈlɔkdʒo: US ˈla:kdʒo:] n [U] informal ↑tetanus … Dictionary of contemporary English
lockjaw — lock|jaw [ lakjɔ ] noun uncount the disease TETANUS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lockjaw — lock•jaw [[t]ˈlɒkˌdʒɔ[/t]] n. pat tetanus in which the jaws become firmly locked together; trismus • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
lockjaw — SYN: trismus. * * * lock·jaw läk .jȯ n an early symptom of tetanus characterized by spasm of the jaw muscles and inability to open the jaws also TETANUS (1a) * * * n. see tetanus * * * lock·jaw (lokґjaw) trismus … Medical dictionary
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