Meaning of tetanus | Babel Free

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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. tetany (a condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism)

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