Lockjaw

(n.) A contraction of the muscles of the jaw by which its motion is suspended; a variety of tetanus.

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• I am not reckless enough to try to pronounce it when I am awake, but I make a stagger at it in my dreams, and get up with the lockjaw in the morning. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• He had his foot crushed while laying the foundation of one of the stone piers, and died of lockjaw. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• And then the lockjaw closes down and nips off a couple of the last syllables--but they taste good. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Bacillus of Cholera identified by Koch, Bacillus of Diphtheria by Loeffler, and Bacillus of Lockjaw by Nicolaier. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.

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