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tétanos — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • tetanus noun A serious bacterial infection, often from a dirty wound, that causes severe muscle stiffness and spasms.

Senses

tétanos is used for these senses in English:

  • tetanus (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.

tetanus — full definition

  1. noun A serious bacterial infection, often from a dirty wound, that causes severe muscle stiffness and spasms.
  2. noun A state of sustained, involuntary muscle contraction.
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