tetanus

ˈtɛtənəs

tetani

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Definition of tetanus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

bacterial disease causing muscle spasms

TECH.

He was diagnosed with tetanus after stepping on a rusty nail..
Tetanus can be prevented with a vaccine.
She was worried about tetanus after the injury.

lockjaw

spasm

trismus

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diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis

combined vaccine for three serious diseases

Children receive the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine to prevent these diseases.

tetanus vaccine

vaccine given to protect the body against infection by tetanus bacteria

The nurse administered a tetanus vaccine after the patient stepped on a nail.

Origin of tetanus

Greek, tetanos (rigid)

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DPT

acr.

acr: Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus

vaccine protecting against three serious diseases

DPT vaccine

medical

vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus

acr.

acr: diphtheria and tetanus

vaccine for two serious diseases

DTP

acr.

acr: diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis

vaccine that protects against three serious diseases

risus sardonicus

medical

grimace resembling a smile caused by spasms, typically in death or tetanus

tetanic

drug effects

substance causing muscle spasms in tetanus

tetanic

adj.

wound germ

related to tetanus, a bacterial infection

tetanize

medical

induce a state of tetanus in an organism

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French:tétanos, ...
German:Tetanus, ...
Italian:tetano, ...
Spanish:tétanos, ...
Portuguese:tétano, ...
Chinese:破伤风, ...
Japanese:破傷風, ...
Arabic:كُزَاز, ...
Hebrew:טֶטָנוּס, ...
Russian:столбняк, ...
Ukrainian:правець, ...
Hindi:धनुस्तंभ, ...
Bengali:ধনুষ্টঙ্কার, ...
Catalan:tètanus, ...
Czech:tetanus, ...
Danish:stivkrampe, ...
Dutch:tetanus, ...
Greek:τέτανος, ...
Hungarian:tetanusz, ...
Khmer:ជំងឺតេតាណូស, ...
Korean:파상풍, ...
Persian:کزاز, ...
Polish:tężec, ...
Portuguese (BR):tétano, ...
Romanian:tetanos, ...
Swedish:stelkramp, ...
Thai:บาดทะยัก, ...
Turkish:tetanoz, ...
Vietnamese:uốn ván, ...

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