Synonyms for tetanus
ˈtɛt n əstetanus

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1. tetanus, lockjawnoun

   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

2. tetanusnoun

   a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses

   Synonyms:
   lockjaw

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1. • Contraction
   • Infection

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1. tetanusnoun

   Synonyms:
   [L.] (Med.) spasm, spasmodic contraction of the muscles

2. tetanusnoun

   Synonyms:
   (As a noun.) close conversation, private conversation, familiar conference

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1. List of paraphrases for "tetanus":

   tetanic, toxoid

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1. Tina Cheng:

   We'd had incredible success, a lot of residents-in-training have never seen tetanus, influenza or polio. But there are always new and emerging diseases, and even some of the vaccines we have need to be better.

2. British Prime Minister David Cameron:

   In too many cases antibiotics have stopped working. That means people are dying of simple infections or conditions like TB (tuberculosis), tetanus, sepsis, infections that should not mean a death sentence, if we do nothing about this there will be a cumulative hit to the world economy of $100 trillion and it is potentially the end of modern medicine as we know it.