首页英语词典tetanustetanus英英释意

tetanus

英['tet(ə)nəs] 美['tɛtənəs]
  • n. [内科] 破伤风;强直

英英释意


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