lockjaw是什么意思？

lockjaw

英[ˈlɒkdʒɔ:] 美[ˈlɑkdʒɔ]

• n. 破伤风，牙关紧闭症；

例句

• Tetanus ( or lockjaw ): Acute bacterial disease caused by Clostridium tetani ( see clostridium ). 破伤风: 由 破伤风 杆菌引起的急性细菌性疾病.
• Bacteria that live in the soil may produce tetanus ( lockjaw ) . 生存于土壤中的细菌可引起 破伤风.
• The jaw muscles are almost always involved ( lockjaw ). 咬肌几均受累,此为 lockjaw 名称的由来.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. 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

行业词典

• 医学： 牙关紧闭：同trismu；破伤风；
  药学： 牙关紧闭；又称 :牙关紧闭(trismus )；口噤；张口困难，口合不开的表现。；