tetanus in Japanese
tetanus in Japanese is 破傷風 — tetanus means a serious bacterial infection, often from a dirty wound, that causes severe muscle stiffness and spasms.
tetanus in Japanese
破傷風
Pronounced: hashōfuu
(pathology, usually, uncountable) 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.
What does "tetanus" mean?
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noun A serious bacterial infection, often from a dirty wound, that causes severe muscle stiffness and spasms.
"He got a tetanus shot after stepping on a rusty nail."
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noun A state of sustained, involuntary muscle contraction.
"The nerve signal caused tetanus in the muscle fibres."
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tetanus in a sentence
- He got a tetanus shot after stepping on a rusty nail.
- The nerve signal caused tetanus in the muscle fibres.
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What is "tetanus" in Japanese?
"tetanus" in Japanese is 破傷風. tetanus means: A serious bacterial infection, often from a dirty wound, that causes severe muscle stiffness and spasms.
How do you pronounce 破傷風?
"tetanus" in Japanese is 破傷風, pronounced "hashōfuu".
How do you use "tetanus" in a sentence?
Example: "He got a tetanus shot after stepping on a rusty nail." In Japanese, "tetanus" is 破傷風.
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