Definition of Tetanus

Noun: tetanus  te-tu-nus or te-t(u)n-us

  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
    - lockjaw
     
  2. A sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses

See also:
tetanoid
tetanuses

Anagrams containing the word tetanus

tneauts stetanu ustetan nusteta anustet tanuste etanust