English Dictionary

tetanus

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtɛt.ən.əs/

名詞

可算名詞 通常

(pathology, countable) 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.

日本語の意味

破傷風（はしょうふう）: 土壌や動物の腸、糞便中に存在する嫌気性菌、破傷風菌による感染が原因で、開放創から侵入し、重篤で時に致命的な症状を引き起こす病気

After stepping on a rusty nail in the barn, she worried that she might develop tetanus and sought medical care immediately.

納屋で錆びた釘を踏んだ後、彼女は破傷風にかかるのではないかと心配してすぐに医療機関を受診した。

意味（1）

(pathology, countable) 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.

意味（2）

(physiology, countable) 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.

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

tetanuses （ plural ）

tetani （ plural ）