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What does lockjaw mean?

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Noun
  1. (pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria. It causes muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.
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Cephalic tetanus, the least common, causes muscle spasms in the face, leading to a classic case of lockjaw.
Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is a serious but preventable disease that affects the body's muscles and nerves.
A hint of Long Island lockjaw crept into her voice, which I knew happened only in times of extreme stress.
Our once yawning current account deficit is now coming to resemble lockjaw.
Tetanus often begins with mild spasms in the jaw muscles-also known as lockjaw or trismus.
It's a terrible and often fatal disease starting with muscle spasms in the jaw and face, called lockjaw, then spreading.

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