Associations to the word «Tetanus»
Noun
- Vaccine
- Vaccination
- Hepatitis
- Toxin
- Tuberculosis
- Booster
- Influenza
- Spasm
- Cough
- Smallpox
- Antibiotic
- Cholera
- Pneumonia
- Unicef
- Serum
- Infection
- Syphilis
- Antibody
- Bacterium
- Immunity
- Wound
- Antigen
- Twitch
- Contraction
- Fever
- Injection
- Poisoning
- Allergy
- Flu
- Germ
- Tt
- Spore
- Dose
- Tay
- Dt
- Epilepsy
- Bite
- Sis
- Disease
- Malaria
- Tundra
- Vesicle
- Dren
- Diarrhea
- Chil
- Saliva
- Muscle
- Iodine
- Ria
- Paralysis
- Tuna
- Ulcer
- Flycatcher
- Thermometer
- Old
- Infant
- Tasmanian
- Turbulence
- Tb
- Anemia
- Thrush
- Cine
- Fol
- Additive
- Pregnancy
- Thistle
- Peanut
- Childbirth
- Thunderstorm
- Sachs
- Mortality
- Tern
- Pathogen
- Massage
- Flea
- Prevention
- Stimulation
- Clover
- Symptom
- Shot
- Jaw
Adjective
Wiktionary
TETANUS, noun. (pathology) (countable) 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.
TETANUS, noun. (physiology) (countable) 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.
Dictionary definition
TETANUS, 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.
TETANUS, noun. A sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses.
Wise words
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fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.