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Word:

tetanus :

lockjaw (n.); tetanus (n.)
[ Etymology: English: tetanus ]

Derivatives of tetanus

Glosses:

lockjaw
n. (state)	1. lockjaw, tetanus	an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages.
	~ infection	the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms.
tetanus
n. (act)	1. tetanus	a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses.
	~ contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction	(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber).