Look up: tetanus

1. tetanus
   [n] - an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds 2. [n] - a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses
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2. tetanus
   Tetanus is a serious bacterial disease which is usually contracted through a deep puncture wound of the skin. The bacteria attack the nervous system and produce lockjaw. Tetanus can be prevented with a vaccine, part of the DTP vaccine for children.
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3. Tetanus
   (1) State of constant muscle tension caused (a) by incoming excitations arriving so quickly that their individual twitches overlap and merge ('fused tetanus') (see end-plate potential), or (b) pathological state such as tetanus (2) or strychnine poisoning. Tetanus (2): Name of disease (commonly know...
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4. Tetanus
   An acute disease of the nervous system caused by toxins of the bacterium Clostridium tetani.
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5. Tetanus
   (Tetanus Vaccine) Infectious disease. You can have a vaccination against tetanus if you are having chemotherapy.
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6. Tetanus
   a sometimes fatal disease affecting the brain and spinal cord; caused by infection with bacterium present in soil and manure
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7. Tetanus
   An infectious, often-fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium (clostridium tetani) that enters the body through wounds. Causes severe muscle spasms especially of the jaw muscles. Soil, manure and the mouths of cattle are the usual sources. It would not usually be present in the mouths of cats and dogs although it may be on their claws
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8. Tetanus
   An infectious disease caused by organisms entering through an abrasion or wound of the skin.
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9. Tetanus
   Our Tetanus Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Tetanus Tetanus: An often fatal infectious disease caused by the bacteria Clostridium tetani (C. tetani) which usually enters the body through a puncture, cut, or open wound. Tetanus is characterized by profound...
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10. tetanus
    a very dangerous bacterial disease of man and livestock caused by the Clostridium tetani, which enters the body through wounds, particularly from the soil; Civil Protection personnel are therefore at risk and should be protected by vaccination; Also called lockjaw, the disease is usually fatal Ca...
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11. tetanus
    (= lock-jaw) Disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani , spores of which persist in soil, but can proliferate anaerobically in an infected wound. Disease entirely due to the tetanus toxin, released by bacterial autolysis.
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12. Tetanus
    Tet'a·nus noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... stretched, ... to stretch.] 1. (Medicine) A painful and usually fatal disease, resulting generally from a wound, and having as its principal symptom persistent spasm of the voluntary m...
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13. tetanus
    1. An acute, often fatal infectious disease caused by the anaerobic, spore forming bacillus Clostridium tetani, the agent most often enters the body through contaminated puncture wounds (for example those caused by metal nails, wood splinters or insect bites), although other portals of entry include...
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14. tetanus
    noun a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses
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15. tetanus
    lockjaw noun 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
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16. tetanus
    (tet´ә-nәs) physiological tetanus. a highly fatal disease caused by the bacillus Clostridium tetani, characterized by muscle spasms and convulsions. The bacilli are common in rural areas, especially in soil and dust, and are spread by animal and human feces. They grow in the intestines of human...
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17. Tetanus
    • (n.) A painful and usually fatal disease, resulting generally from a wound, and having as its principal symptom persistent spasm of the voluntary muscles. When the muscles of the lower jaw are affected, it is called locked-jaw, or lickjaw, and it takes various names from the various incurvati...
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18. tetanus
    (from the article `muscle`) ...Therefore, a second pulse within that time span will not elicit any response. If, however, the pulses are 300 milliseconds apart, the muscle will ...
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19. tetanus
    acute infectious disease of humans and other animals, caused by toxins produced by the bacillus Clostridium tetani and characterized by rigidity and ... [3 related articles]
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20. tetanus
    (Gr. tetanos, from tenein to stretch) 1. an acute, often fatal infectious disease caused by the anaerobic, spore-forming bacillus Clostridium tetani; the agent most often enters the body through contaminated puncture wounds(e.g. those caused by metal nails, wood splinters, or insect bites), although...
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21. tetanus
    tetanus 1. An acute infectious disease of the central nervous system caused by an exotoxin of the tetanus bacillus. 2. A sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses. 3. An acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of ...
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22. Tetanus
    Tetanus (from taut, and τείνειν teinein "to stretch") is a medical condition characterized by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers. The primary symptoms are caused by tetanospasmin, a neurotoxin produced by the Gram-positive, rod-shaped, obligate anaerobic bacterium Clostridium ...
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23. tetanus
    Also known as lockjaw, a bacterial disease in which a toxin produced by anaerobic tetanus bacilli growing in contaminated wounds causes muscle spasm due to nerve toxicity. Minor cuts may be infected with the bacteria which are common in soil. The first symptom may often be painful contraction of the...
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24. tetanus
    tetanus (tet'nus, –unus) or lockjaw,acute infectious disease of the central nervous system caused by the toxins of Clostridium tetani. The organism has a widespread distribution and is common in the soil, human and animal feces, and the digestive tracts of animals and humans; however, the ...
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25. Tetanus
    Tetanus (lockjaw) is a disease affecting the nervous system the vaused by the release of exotoxins from the bacterium,Clostridium tetani which is found mainly in soil.
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