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Tetanus

noun

An acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages. Synonym: lockjaw.

A sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses.

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"Tetanus" Quotes from Famous Books

... had found her mouth full of bloody froth. The pain continued, and medical attendance was obtained. Soon afterwards she had strong convulsions of an epileptiform character and then other spasms of a clearly hysterical form, during which her body was bent in the form of a bow as in tetanus, the head and heels only touching the bed. Then the muscular spasm ceased and she fell at full length on the bed. For a whole month she continued in a state of unconsciousness, suffering from frequent repetitions of severe convulsive attacks, during which time she ...

— Fasting Girls - Their Physiology and Pathology • William Alexander Hammond

Words linked to "Tetanus" : infection, muscular contraction, contraction, muscle contraction