tetanus

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

tétano

Tetano

Sinônimos

lockjaw

lock-jaw

spasm

meningitis

lock jaw

convulsion

intermittent tetanus

convulsions

Traduções

tétanos

Tetanus

tetano

tétanos

Wundstarrkrampf

tétano

τέτανος

tetanus

Starrkrampf

tètanus

tetanus

كزاز

klem

🗜️

tetanos

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈtɛt.ən.əs/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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