tetanus

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɛt.ən.əs/    美 /ˈtɛt.ən.əs/|/ˈtɛt.nəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. uncountable,usually
    — Compared to 290 children with TQQ negative, CWDs were significantly less likely to receive antenatal care (P=0.003), to get a maternal tetanus shot during antenatal care (P=0.004) and to receive full vaccination (P=0.01).
  2. A state of muscle tension caused by sustained contraction arising from a rapid series of nerve impulses which do not allow the muscle to relax. countable,usually
    — We first saturated LTP in one pathway by applying repetitive tetani that had no effect on the control pathway […]

词形变化

tetani plural tetanuses plural

词汇关系

衍生词
antitetanic antitetanus DPT pseudotetanus tetanal tetanic tetanin tetanization tetanize tetanoid tetany

词源

From Latin tetanus, from Ancient Greek τέτανος (tétanos), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”).
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