tetanus (redirected from tetanus and diphtheria toxoids)

tet·a·nus  (ttn-s)

n.

1. An acute, often fatal disease characterized by spasmodic contraction of voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and jaw, and caused by the toxin of the bacillus Clostridium tetani, which typically infects the body through a deep wound. Also called lockjaw.

2. Physiology A state of continuous muscular contraction, especially when induced artificially by rapidly repeated stimuli.

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[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek tetanos, rigid, tetanus; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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teta·nal (ttn-l) adj.

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tetanus

Noun

an acute infectious disease in which toxins released from a bacterium cause muscular spasms and convulsions [Greek tetanos]

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tetanus  (ttn-s)

An acute, often fatal infectious disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani, which usually enters the body through a wound and produces a toxin that affects nerve conduction. Tetanus is characterized by painful, spasmodic contractions of voluntary muscles, especially of the jaw.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tetanus - 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 lockjaw infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
	2.	tetanus - a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction - (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

Translations

tetanus [ˈtɛtənəs] n → tétano

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tetanus [ˈtɛtənəs] n → tétanos m

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tetanus [ˈtɛtənəs] n → Tetanus m

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tetanus [ˈtɛtənəs] n → tetano

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tetanus

n tetanus [ˈtetənəs]

a type of serious disease, caused by an infected wound etc, in which certain muscles (especially of the jaw) become stiff. tetanus كُزاز عَضَلي тетанус tetanus stivkrampe der Tetanus τέτανος tétano teetanus انقباض عضلانی jäykkäkouristus tétanos טֶטָנוס, צַפֶדֶת धनुस्तम्भ tetanus tetanusz tetanus stífkrampi tetano 破傷風 파상풍 stabligė tetānuss, stinguma krampji kancing gigi tetanus stivkrampe tężec tétano tetanos столбняк tetanus tetanus tetanus stelkramp โรคบาดทะยัก tetanos 破傷風 правець, стовбняк ايک خطرناک بيماري، تشنج، کزاز bệnh uốn ván 破伤风