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tetanus
noun
A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces…
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- T
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- ETANU
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
/ˈtɛt.ən.əs/ /ˈtɛt.nəs/
Meaning
Definitions
noun
A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
A state of muscle tension caused by sustained contraction arising from a rapid series of nerve impulses which do not allow the muscle to relax.
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