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Definition of lockjaw noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lockjaw

noun
 
/ˈlɒkdʒɔː/
 
/ˈlɑːkdʒɔː/
[uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal)
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  1. 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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