Definitions from Wiktionary (tetanus)
▸ noun: (pathology, countable) A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
▸ noun: (physiology, countable) A state of muscle tension caused by sustained contraction arising from a rapid series of nerve impulses which do not allow the muscle to relax.
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▸ noun: (pathology, countable) A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
▸ noun: (physiology, countable) A state of muscle tension caused by sustained contraction arising from a rapid series of nerve impulses which do not allow the muscle to relax.
Similar:
lockjaw,
tetanization,
botulism,
tetany,
clostridiosis,
pseudotetanus,
tæniasis,
trichinosis,
tuberculous dactylitis,
botulismus,
more...
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neonatal,
traumatic,
local,
complete,
severe,
cephalic,
idiopathic,
incomplete,
generalized,
clinical,
acute
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