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破伤风 — meaning in English

pò shāng fēng

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English meaning

  • lockjaw noun A common name for tetanus, a disease that causes severe muscle spasms, especially in the jaw.

Senses

破伤风 is used for these senses in English:

  • lockjaw (pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.
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