tetanus

tetanus
noun
[mass noun]

a bacterial disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles
破伤风。参见trismus
This disease is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani; Gram-positive anaerobic rods
此类病症由破伤风梭状芽孢杆菌引起；格兰氏阳性厌氧杆菌
(Physiology)the prolonged contraction of a muscle caused by rapidly repeated stimuli
(生理)肌强直

派生
tetanize
verb

tetanoid
adjective
语源

late Middle English: from Latin, from Greek tetanos 'muscular spasm', from teinein 'to stretch'