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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.

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