TETANUS: значение слова

[ˈtetənəs]
сущ.; мед. столбняк

(медицина) столбняк, тетанус (физиологическое) длительное сокращение скелетной мышцы, судорога; спазм(а)

tetanus мед. столбняк

vaccine
противостолбнячная вакцина

noun see: thin
Date: 14th century


1. an acute infectious disease characterized by tonic spasm of voluntary muscles especially of the jaw and caused by the specific toxin of a bacterium ( Clostridium tetani ) which is usually introduced through a wound, the bacterium that causes tetanus, prolonged contraction of a muscle resulting from rapidly repeated motor impulses

tétanus
med. тетанус, столбня́к

Столбняк