tetanus
61tetanus — noun (U) a serious illness caused by bacteria that enter your body through cuts and wounds and make your muscles, especially your jaw, go stiff; lockjaw …
62tetanus — tet·a·nus …
63tetanus — UK [ˈtet(ə)nəs] / US noun [uncountable] an illness in which your jaw and neck become stiff, caused by bacteria that enter a cut in your skin …
64tetanus — [ˈtet(ə)nəs] noun [U] an illness in which your jaw and neck become stiff …
65tétanus — a m (ẹ̑) med. huda infekcijska bolezen z bolečimi, dolgotrajnimi krči, mrtvični krč: cepiti proti tetanusu …
66tetanus — s (oböj. MED stelkramp …
67Tetanus — Te|ta|nus [auch tɛ... ], der; (Medizin Wundstarrkrampf) …
68tetanus — An infectious disease characterized by contractions of muscles, especially the muscles of the jaw, so that the disease is often known as lockjaw. Pitman v Commercial Travelers Eastern Acci. Asso. 284 Mass 467, 188 NE 241 …
69tetanus — n. 1 a bacterial disease affecting the nervous system and marked by tonic spasm of the voluntary muscles. 2 Physiol. the prolonged contraction of a muscle caused by rapidly repeated stimuli. Derivatives: tetanize v.tr. (also ise). tetanoid adj.… …
70cryptogenic tetanus — tetanus in which the source of infection can not be ascertained …