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  tetanode tet·a·node (tět’n-ōd’) n. The quiet interval between the recurrent tonic spasms in tetanus.

• Tetanoid

  noun 1. Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and lower jaw. Compare lockjaw. 2. Also called tetanus bacillus. Bacteriology. the bacterium, Clostridium tetani, causing this […]

• Tetanospasmin

  tetanospasmin tet·a·no·spas·min (tět’n-ō-spāz’mĭn) n. The neurotoxin of Clostridium tetani that causes the characteristic signs and symptoms of tetanus.

• Tetanus

  noun 1. Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and lower jaw. Compare lockjaw. 2. Also called tetanus bacillus. Bacteriology. the bacterium, Clostridium tetani, causing this […]

• Tetanus and gas gangrene antitoxin

  tetanus and gas gangrene antitoxin n. A solution of tetanus and gas gangrene antitoxins.

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