Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for lockjaw

lockjaw

[ lok-jaw ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. tetanus in which the jaws become firmly locked together; trismus.


lockjaw

/ ˈlɒkˌdʒɔː /

noun

  1. pathol a nontechnical name for trismus tetanus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of lockjaw1

First recorded in 1795–1805; lock 1 + jaw 1
Discover More

Example Sentences

Every sharp point was covered with rust and threatened lockjaw.

Loeffler did the same thing, in the same year for diphtheria, and Nicolaier for lockjaw; while Kuno produced antipyrene.

Uncle Dan'l was a favorite, too-kind-hearted and dependable, while his occasional lockjaw gave him an unusual distinction.

Captain Hardy stuck a nail in his foot the 6th of July of the next year, and died of the lockjaw on the 15th.

Then the patient complained of a chill, and it was soon discovered that lockjaw had set in.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


locking plierslock nut