tetanoid

tet·a·nus

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Definitions of tetanoid word

noun tetanoid Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and lower jaw. Compare lockjaw. 1
noun tetanoid Also called tetanus bacillus. Bacteriology. the bacterium, Clostridium tetani, causing this disease. 1
noun tetanoid Physiology. a state of sustained contraction of a muscle during which the muscle does not relax to its initial length or tension, induced by a rapid succession of stimuli. 1

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; < Latin < Greek tétanos spasm (of muscles), tetanus; replacing Middle English tetane < Latin, as above

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