a jaw that opens or closes with difficulty; a condition causing this (= lockjaw, n. 1); also in figurative contexts (cf. lock-jawed, adj. 1).
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of joints > [noun] > dislocation > of jaw (2) locked jaw1754 a jaw that opens or closes with difficulty; a condition causing this (= lockjaw, n. 1); also in figurative contexts (cf. lock-jawed, adj. 1). jawfall1786 Tetanus occurring in the neonatal period. Cf. jaw-fallen, n. Now historical. |
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