Hyphenation of lockjaw

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word lockjaw? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

lock-jaw

Definitions of lockjaw:

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

Synonyms of lockjaw:

noun	tetanus, infection

Last hyphenations of this language

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