tetanus
英['tet(?)n?s]
美['t?t?n?s]
- n. [內科] 破傷風；強直
英英釋意
- 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