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Meanings of lockjaw in English

Portuguese
tétano
Catalan
tètan
Spanish
tétanos
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An acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages.

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Examples for "tetanus"
Examples for "tetanus"
1
Now he checked the state of young Master Drake's last tetanus shot.
Under the dome: a novel
2
We had a case of tetanus in our first batch of patients.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
3
One is tetanus, or lockjaw, of which no cases have been reported.
The new yorker
4
I haven't been able to find a tetanus booster on the ship.
Wild Thing
5
I had to have a tetanus shot once and it really hurt.
IT
Usage of lockjaw in English
1
One is tetanus, or lockjaw, of which no cases have been reported.
The new yorker
2
Whether such a lockjaw defense could stand up in court is debatable.
The new yorker
3
Fourth of July celebrations furnish a great many of our lockjaw cases.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
4
I'm afraid this hospital nursing is going to be a lockjaw business.
The Christian: A Story
5
Hawkins himself was wounded, but, 'thanks be to God,' escaped the lockjaw.
Elizabethan Sea-Dogs: A Chronicle of Drake and His Companions
6
The knife is too rusty; it would give her the lockjaw.
The Morgesons: A Novel
7
To make matters worse, Mr Pham's lockjaw made it extremely difficult.
News.com.au
8
I was staying with Brother and Sister E. Olson and lockjaw set in.
Personal Experiences of S. O. Susag
9
Biting anything was out of the question-itwas equivalent to lockjaw.
The Bed-Book of Happiness / Being a colligation or assemblage of...
10
The worst symptoms of that strange affection were shown, even those of lockjaw.
The Brotherhood of Consolation
11
If he does know, he gets lockjaw at the first word.
The Everlasting Whisper
12
No person need die of lockjaw if these directions are followed.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...
13
Tetanus, or lockjaw, is another example of these essentially toxic diseases.
Disease and Its Causes
14
He thought of spiders and rats and raccoons and raw nails and lockjaw.
iD
15
When I finished, Mike appeared to come down with a prolonged case of lockjaw.
Roast mortem
16
By this time my teeth were clenched as if in the throes of lockjaw.
The Firefly of France
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Translations for lockjaw
Portuguese
tétanotetano
Spanish
tétanos
Lockjaw through the time
Lockjaw across language varieties
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