tetanus
英 ['tet(ə)nəs]
美['tɛtənəs]
- 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