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1. (n.) tetanus
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.
2. tetanus
sustained contraction of a muscle, esp. when induced experimentally or by a poison.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME tetane < L
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tetanus, lockjaw
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
2. (noun) tetanus
a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) tetanus
a painful and usually fatal disease, resulting generally from a wound, and having as its principal symptom persistent spasm of the voluntary muscles. When the muscles of the lower jaw are affected, it is called locked-jaw, or lickjaw, and it takes various names from the various incurvations of the body resulting from the spasm
2. (noun) tetanus
that condition of a muscle in which it is in a state of continued vibratory contraction, as when stimulated by a series of induction shocks
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. tetanus
or Lock-Jaw, a nervous affection of a most painful and fatal character, which usually begins with intensely painful and persistent cramp of the muscles of the throat and jaws, spreading down to the larger muscles of the body. As the disease progresses the muscles become more and more rigid, while the paroxysms of pain increase in violence and frequency. Death as a rule results from either sheer exhaustion or failure of breath through the spasmodic closure of the glottis. The cause of the disease is now ascertained to be due to the action of a microbe, which may find an entrance through any wound or abrasion of the skin, not necessarily of the thumb as is the popular belief.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. tetanus
A disease caused by tetanospasmin, a powerful protein toxin produced by CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI. Tetanus usually occurs after an acute injury, such as a puncture wound or laceration. Generalized tetanus, the most common form, is characterized by tetanic muscular contractions and hyperreflexia. Localized tetanus presents itself as a mild condition with manifestations restricted to muscles near the wound. It may progress to the generalized form.
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Sense: a type of serious disease, caused by an infected wound etc, in which certain muscles (especially of the jaw) become stiff.
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 Arabic: كُزاز عَضَلي |
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 German: der Tetanus |
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 Estonian: teetanus |
 Farsi: انقباض عضلانی |
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 Korean: 파상품 |
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 Swedish: stelkramp |
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 Ukrainian: правець, стовбняк |
 Urdu: ايک خطرناک بيماري، تشنج، |
 Vietnamese: bệnh uốn ván |
 Chinese: 破伤风 |
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