tetanus
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tetanus
- /ˈtɛt.ən.əs/ UK
- /ˈtɛt.ən.əs/ US
- /ˈtɛt.nəs/ US
Rhymes with (General American) -ɛtnəs
Where it comes from
From Latin tetanus, from Ancient Greek τέτανος (tétanos), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”).
noun tetani · tetanuses
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A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
Compared to 290 children with TQQ negative, CWDs were significantly less likely to receive antenatal care (P=0.003), to get a maternal tetanus shot during antenatal care (P=0.004) and to receive full vaccination (P=0.01).
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- A state of muscle tension caused by sustained contraction arising from a rapid series of nerve impulses which do not allow the muscle to relax. We first saturated LTP in one pathway by applying repetitive tetani that had no effect on the control pathway […]
Translations
Every language
noun disease
| Español | tétanos |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 파상풍 pasangpung |
| 日本語 | 破傷風 hashōfū |
| 中文 | 破傷風 /破伤风 pòshāngfēng |
| हिन्दी | धनुस्तंभ dhanustambh |
| Kiswahili | pepopunda, tetanasi |
| Português | tétano |
| Français | tétanos |
| Deutsch | Tetanus, Wundstarrkrampf |
| Italiano | tetano |
| Ελληνικά | τέτανος tétanos |
| Română | tetanos |
| Русский | столбня́к stolbnják |
| Tiếng Việt | uốn ván |
| العربية | كُزَاز kuzāz, كُزَّاز kuzzāz |
| עברית | טֶטָנוּס tetanus |
Talk about this word "tetanus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tetanus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tetanus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tetanus "tetanus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tetanus.Cite this
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title = {tetanus},
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