| 单词 | tetanus |
| 释义 | tetanus[ tet-n-uhs ] / ˈtɛt n əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tetanus ON THESAURUS.COM nounPathology. 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. Also called tetanus bacillus. Bacteriology. the bacterium, Clostridium tetani, causing this disease. Physiology. a state of sustained contraction of a muscle during which the muscle does not relax to its initial length or tension, induced by a rapid succession of stimuli. Origin of tetanus1350–1400; <Latin <Greek tétanos spasm (of muscles), tetanus; replacing Middle English tetane<Latin, as above OTHER WORDS FROM tetanustet·a·nal, adjectivetet·a·noid, adjectiveWords nearby tetanustetanize, tetano-, tetanode, tetanoid, tetanospasmin, tetanus, tetanus and gas gangrene antitoxin, tetanus antitoxin, tetanus-diphtheria toxoids vaccine, tetanus immune globulin, tetanus neonatorum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tetanustetanus / (ˈtɛtənəs) / nounAlso called: lockjaw an acute infectious disease in which sustained muscular spasm, contraction, and convulsion are caused by the release of exotoxins from the bacterium, Clostridium tetani : infection usually occurs through a contaminated wound physiol any tense contraction of a muscle, esp when produced by electric shocks Derived forms of tetanustetanal, adjectivetetanoid, adjectiveWord Origin for tetanusC16: via Latin from Greek tetanos, from tetanos taut, from teinein to stretch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for tetanustetanus [ (tet-n-uhs, tet-nuhs) ] An acute and infectious disease caused by the toxin produced by a kind of bacteria that enters the body through cuts or wounds; also called lockjaw. In tetanus, the muscles of the body, particularly the muscles of the jaw, contract in painful spasms. Tetanus is deadly but can be prevented through immunization (tetanus shots). The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for tetanustetanus [ tĕt′n-əs ] n.An acute, often fatal disease that is characterized by spasmodic contraction of voluntary muscles, especially one occurring in the neck and jaw, and that is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani, which usually enters the body through an infected wound and produces a neurotoxin.lockjaw A state of continuous muscular contraction, especially when induced artificially by rapidly repeated stimuli. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for tetanustetanus [ tĕt′n-əs ] An acute, often fatal infectious disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani, which usually enters the body through a wound and produces a toxin that affects nerve conduction. Tetanus is characterized by painful, spasmodic contractions of voluntary muscles, especially of the jaw. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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