lockjaw

/lok-jaw/US // ˈlɒkˌdʒɔ //UK // (ˈlɒkˌdʒɔː) //

锁眼,锁喉,锁眼症,锁骨

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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

nounnervous system infection

Synonyms

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.