Definition of Lockjew

Lock"jaw` (?), n. (Med.) A contraction of the muscles of the jaw by which its motion is suspended; a variety of tetanus.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(pathology) a spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria. It causes muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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