lockjaw

n.

1. See tetanus (sense 1).
2. An early sign of tetanus, in which the jaw is locked closed because of a tonic spasm of the muscles of mastication. Also called trismus.

1. tetanus.
2. trismus.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - trismus, mundklemme, krampe i tyggemusklerne

Nederlands (Dutch)
stijfkramp, kaakklem, tetanus

Français (French)
n. - tétanos

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Med.) Kieferklemme, (frühes Anzeichen für) Wundstarrkrampf

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (παθολ.) τέτανος

Italiano (Italian)
tetano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - trismo (m) (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
тризм челюсти, столбняк

Español (Spanish)
n. - tétanos, trismo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (med.) käkläsa, munläsa, stelkramp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
破伤风之一种, 牙关紧闭症

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 破傷風之一種, 牙關緊閉症

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 파상풍 , 개구쟁이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 破傷風

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الكزاز مرض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צפדת, טטנוס (מחלה)‬

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