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Word: Lockjaw
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlɒkdʒɔː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(especially in non-medical use) tetanus
Short Definition:tetanus
Examples:- for hundreds of years the most dreaded diseases were leprosy and lockjaw
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