| 单词 | tetanus |
| 释义 | Word Frequency tetanus(ˈtɛtənəs) noun 1. Also called: lockjaw an acute infectious disease in which sustained muscular spasm, contraction, and convulsion are caused by the release of exotoxins from the bacterium, Clostridium tetani: infection usually occurs through a contaminated wound 2. physiology any tense contraction of a muscle, esp when produced by electric shocks Derived forms tetanal (ˈtetanal) adjective tetanoid (ˈtetaˌnoid) adjective Word origin C16: via Latin from Greek tetanos, from tetanos taut, from teinein to stretch |
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