单词 | tetanus |
释义 | tetanus n.   1. a bacterial disease affecting the nervous system and marked by tonic spasm of the voluntary muscles.   2. Physiol. the prolonged contraction of a muscle caused by rapidly repeated stimuli. Derivatives tetanize v.tr. (also -ise). tetanoid adj. Etymology: ME f. L f. Gk tetanos muscular spasm f. teino stretch |
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