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Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.

uncountable, usually

Čeština tetanus

Deutsch Tetanus Wundstarrkrampf

Español tétanos trismo

Suomi jäykkäkouristus tetanus

Français trisme trismus

Polski tężec

Português tétano trismo

Русский столбняк

Svenska stelkramp

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.