Meaning of Tetanus | Babel Free
ˈtɛt.ən.əsDefinitions
- 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.
- 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.
Equivalents
Čeština
tetanus
Ελληνικά
τέτανος
Esperanto
tetano
Español
tétanos
فارسی
کزاز
Français
tétanos
Galego
tétano
Italiano
tetano
日本語
破傷風
ქართული
ტეტანუსი
Қазақша
сіреспе
ខ្មែរ
តេតាណូស
한국어
파상풍
Latina
tetanus
Македонски
тетанус
Bahasa Melayu
kancing gigi
Nederlands
tetanus
Português
tétano
Română
tetanos
Русский
столбняк
Svenska
stelkramp
ไทย
บาดทะยัก
Tagalog
tetano
Tiếng Việt
uốn ván
Examples
“Compared to 290 children with TQQ negative, CWDs were significantly less likely to receive antenatal care (P=0.003), to get a maternal tetanus shot during antenatal care (P=0.004) and to receive full vaccination (P=0.01).”
“We first saturated LTP in one pathway by applying repetitive tetani that had no effect on the control pathway […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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