tetanus


Definition: Meaning of, tetanus in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtɛt(ə)nəs /

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  1. a serious illness caused by BACTERIA that enter your body through cuts and wounds and make your muscles, especially your jaw, go stiff [=  lockjaw]
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tetanus used in phrases

  • apyretic tetanus (noun)
    1. hypoparathyroidism when severe clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and seizures; associated with calcium deficiency or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
  • intermittent tetanus (noun)
    1. hypoparathyroidism when severe clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and seizures; associated with calcium deficiency or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
  • tetanus antitoxin (noun)
    1. antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus
  • tetanus immune globulin (noun)
    1. sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus
  • tetanus immunoglobulin (noun)
    1. sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus
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