英语词汇“tetanus”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

tetanus

释义

tetanus /tetˈə-nəs/

noun

A disease due to a bacillus, marked by painful tonic spasms of the muscles of the jaw and other parts
The state of prolonged contraction of a muscle under quickly repeated stimuli

ORIGIN: L, from Gr tetanos, from teinein to stretch

tetˈanal adjective

tetanic /ti-tanˈik/ adjective

Of, occurring in or causing tetanus or the spasms characteristic of tetanus

noun

A tetanus-causing agent

tetanˈically adverb

tetanīzāˈtion or tetanīsāˈtion noun

tetˈanize or tetˈanise transitive verb

To produce tetanus or tetanic spasms in

tetˈanoid adjective

tetˈany noun

Heightened excitability of the motor nerves resulting in painful muscular cramps, associated with lower than normal levels of calcium in the blood

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