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tetanus

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英 ['tet(ə)nəs] 美['tɛtənəs]
英语单词tetanus
  • n. [内科] 破伤风;强直

英英释意


1. an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages
2. a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses