tetanus

Significado (Inglés)

1. (uncountable, usually) 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.
2. (countable, usually) 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.

Conceptos

tétanos

tétano

tetanos

Sinónimos

lockjaw

lock-jaw

spasm

meningitis

lock jaw

convulsion

intermittent tetanus

convulsions

Traducciones

tétanos

Tetanus

tetano

tétano

Wundstarrkrampf

τέτανος

tetanus

Starrkrampf

tètanus

tetanus

كزاز

tètan

klem

🗜️

tetanos

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈtɛt.ən.əs/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Latin tetanus, from Ancient Greek τέτανος (tétanos), from τείνω (teínō, “I stretch”).