tetanus
/ˈtetənəs/noun
mass noun
1
- a bacterial disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles破伤风。参见TRISMUS.
1.1
- This disease is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani; Gram-positive anaerobic rods.破伤风由破伤风梭状芽孢杆菌引起; 格兰氏阳性厌氧杆菌。
2
- Physiology the prolonged contraction of a muscle caused by rapidly repeated stimuli【生理】肌强直。
派生词
tetanize
（亦作-ise）verbtetanoid
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin， from Greek tetanos 'muscular spasm'， from teinein 'to stretch'.