tetanus
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary tet·a·nus n. Pronunciation: ' te-tə-nəs, ' tet-nəs Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek tetanos, from tetanos stretched, rigid; akin to Greek teinein to stretch ― more at THIN Date: 14th century 1 a : an acute infectious disease characterized by tonic spasm of voluntary muscles especially of the jaw and caused by the specific toxin of a bacterium ( Clostridium tetani ) which is usually introduced through a wound ― compare LOCKJAW b : the bacterium that causes tetanus 2 : prolonged contraction of a muscle resulting from rapidly repeated motor impulses]]>