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tetanus/ˈtet(ə)nəs/n. 1 a disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani, marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles See also 另见 TRISMUS 破伤风(由细菌引起的伴有肌肉强直性痉挛的疾病)2 Physiol. the prolonged contraction of a muscle caused by rapidly repeated stimuli 【生理】肌强直(由于快速的反复刺激而造成的肌肉挛缩) □ tetanize v. tr. (also 亦作 -ise)□ tetanoid adj.[Middle English via Latin from Greek tetanos ‘muscular spasm’, from teinō ‘stretch’] |