tetanus
21tetanus — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek tetanos, from tetanos stretched, rigid; akin to Greek teinein to stretch more at thin Date: 14th century 1. a. an acute infectious disease characterized by tonic spasm of voluntary muscles… …
22tetanus — (= lock jaw) Disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani, spores of which persist in soil, but can proliferate anaerobically in an infected wound. Disease entirely due to the tetanus toxin, released by bacterial autolysis …
23tetanus — noun Tetanus is used before these nouns: ↑injection, ↑jab, ↑shot …
24Tetanus — Te|ta|nus [auch tɛ...] der; <über lat. tetanus »Halsstarre« aus gr. tétanos »Spannung, Verzerrung (eines Körperteils)«, dies zu teínein »spannen«> Wundstarrkrampf, eine Infektionskrankheit (Med.) …
25tetanus — [[t]te̱tənəs[/t]] N UNCOUNT Tetanus is a serious painful disease caused by bacteria getting into wounds. It makes your muscles, especially your jaw muscles, go stiff …
26tetanus — lockjaw; n. an acute infectious disease, affecting the nervous system, caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. Infection occurs by contamination of wounds by bacterial spores. Bacteria multiply at the site of infection and produce a toxin… …
27tetanus — tet•a•nus [[t]ˈtɛt n əs[/t]] n. 1) pat an infectious disease characterized by tonic spasms and rigidity of muscles, esp. of the lower jaw and neck, caused by a bacterium, Clostridium tetani, which commonly enters the body through wounds and cuts… …
28tetanus — /ˈtɛtnəs / (say tetnuhs), /ˈtɛtənəs / (say tetuhnuhs) noun 1. a. an infectious disease, often fatal if untreated, due to a specific microorganism, the tetanus bacillus, Clostridium tetani, found in soil and faeces, which gains entrance to the… …
29tetanus bacillus — n the bacterium of the genus Clostridium (C. tetani) that causes tetanus * * * Clostridium tetani …
30tetanus toxin — n TETANOSPASMIN * * * tetanospasmin …
