Tetanus - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtetənəs|
Brit.
|ˈtet(ə)nəs|
noun
- 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 (syn: lockjaw)
- a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses
- a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses
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The nurse gave me a tetanus injection.
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