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lockjaw
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lockjaw /lock·jaw/ (lok´jaw)
1. tetanus.
2. trismus.
lock·jaw (lkjô)
n.
1. See tetanus.
2. See trismus.
lockjaw.
lockjaw
1. tetanus.
2. trismus.
lockjaw
Tetanus, trismus Spasm of the masseter muscles with stiffness of the jaw caused by tetanospasmin, a neurotoxin produced by Clostridium tetani, which causes an unrestrained muscle firing, and sustained muscular contraction which, if severe, causes dysphagia or acute respiratory insufficiency by causing prolonged diaphragm contraction


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