tetanus has definitions from the fields of medicine,physiology
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[ noun ] (physiology) a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses

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contraction

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[ noun ] (medicine) 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

Synonyms

lockjaw

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infection

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