lockjaw

Meaning of lockjaw

noun

A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria. It causes muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.

Information about lockjaw

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of lockjaw is: lockjaws.
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Hyphenation of lockjaw

lock-jaw

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • lockjaw is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

lockjaw synonyms

Meaning tetanus:

tetanus

Meaning :

trismus

Words that rhyme with lockjaw

backjaw, crackjaw, stickjaw

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