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
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