Tetanus
nounid
144722·updated May 18, 2026verified
an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds
polysemous
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Variants
- synonym
- lockjaw
- plural
- Tetani
- possessive
- Tetanus's
- pluralpossessive
- Tetani's
Framework definitions
- §1
- a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses
- §2
- an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds
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