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lockjaw

noun /lɑkdʒɔ/ 2 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 23 WWF 27
Definitions
noun

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

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