Masculine

tetanus

Meaning

  1. (declension-2, masculine) A stiffness or spasm of the neck; tetanus
  2. (New-Latin, declension-2, masculine) The disease caused by Clostridium tetani.

Concepts

Translations

τέτανος

derdê kopan

tetanus

tetanos

Starrkrampf

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέτανος (tétanos); New Latin usage specific to the bacteria-caused disease.

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