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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