lockjaw
столбняк
Tetanus, Wundstarrkrampf
A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing…A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.
Tetanus, Wundstarrkrampf
столбня́кstolbnják
More definitions
- an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages
Translations
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Origin
From lock + jaw.From lock + jaw.
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Forms
plural: lockjaws| Singular | lockjaw |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable