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tetanus : lockjaw (n.); tetanus (n.)
[ Etymology: English: tetanus ]

Derivatives of tetanus


Glosses:
lockjaw
n. (state)1. lockjaw, tetanusan 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.
~ infectionthe pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms.
tetanus
n. (act)1. tetanusa 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).