Search Details
Word: tetanus
(lookup usage)
(lookup stats)
Meaning:
Noun:
- countable 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.
- countable 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.
Source: Wiktionary
| Src Info »