Translations
- Hebrew
- צפדת (טטנוס)
- English
- lockjaw
- Russian
- столбняк (тризм)
- Arabic
- كزاز
- Pronunciation
- Tzafadat (tatanos)
"lockjaw" in Hebrew is צפדת (טטנוס) (Tzafadat (tatanos)). In Russian it is столбняк (тризм), and in Arabic كزاز. This is a term from the MedHebrew medical-Hebrew dictionary.
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