tetanus
IPA: tˈɛtʌnʌs
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.
- (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.
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Examples of "tetanus" in Sentences
- The bacteria that causes tetanus is called Clostridium tetani.
- But scientists say tetanus is caused by dirt and germs, not rust.
- Actually, they recently found that tetanus comes from the soil, not from rust.
- We can never eliminate tetanus from the environment, so this vaccine will always be required.
- Unlike most vaccine - preventable diseases, tetanus is not a disease that you catch from someone else.
- It may very well build my character for my house to be burned down, my wife to be raped, and one of my children to die from tetanus from a knife wound.
- In developed countries tetanus is typically thought of as infecting wounds in adults who have injured themselves; however, in the developing world many infants suffer from neonatal tetanus.
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