See Also: saprophytic(medicine)

lockjaw (iou) and saprophytic (medicine)


lockjaw (iou)



lockjaw noun. E19.
[Alt. of locked jaw s.v. LOCKED adjective2.]
Trismus tetanus.
lockjawed adjective unable to speak, speechless E19.

saprophytic (medicine)


saprophytic
Feeding or growing upon decaying anomal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes.

Source: Websters Dictionary