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tetanus

C1 noun

tetanus /ˈtɛt.ən.əs/ nghĩa là uốn ván

Các nghĩa

  1. uốn ván

    A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.

    uncountable · usually

    Tetanus continues to kill!

    I'm pretty sure I had a tetanus shot.

    The tetanus shot hurt more than the dog bite.

  2. co cứng cơ

    A state of muscle tension caused by sustained contraction arising from a rapid series of nerve impulses which do not allow the muscle to relax.

    countable · usually

    We first saturated LTP in one pathway by applying repetitive tetani that had no effect on the control pathway […]

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