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Words with a similar base: tetanus

'tetanus'

[tetanus.n.01] as in: 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

'tetanus'

[tetanus.n.02] as in: a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses

Origins

					tetanus (English)
└── tetanus (Latin)
    └── τέτανος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))