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Lockjaw

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
tetanus
plural
Lockjaws
possessive
Lockjaw's
pluralpossessive
Lockjaws'