lockjaw

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɒkdʒɔː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɑkˌdʒɔ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lok′jô′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
lock•jaw /ˈlɑkˌdʒɔ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Pathologya condition in which the jaws become locked together, caused by tetanus.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lock•jaw  (lok′jô′),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologytetanus in which the jaws become firmly locked together;
    trismus.
  • lock1 + jaw 1795–1805

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lockjaw / ˈlɒkˌdʒɔː/
  1. a nontechnical name for trismus, tetanus
'lockjaw' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
clumsy - tetanus - trismus

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