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See also: Tetanus
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin tetanus, from Ancient Greek τέτανος (tétanos), from τείνω (teínō, “I stretch”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛt.ən.əs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛt.ən.əs/, /ˈtɛt.nəs/
Noun[edit]
tetanus (usually uncountable, plural tetani)
- (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.
- Synonym: lockjaw
- (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.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
disease
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Further reading[edit]
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Czech[edit]
Noun[edit]
tetanus m
Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tetanus
Declension[edit]
Inflection of tetanus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | tetanus | tetanukset | |
genitive | tetanuksen | tetanusten tetanuksien | |
partitive | tetanusta | tetanuksia | |
illative | tetanukseen | tetanuksiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | tetanus | tetanukset | |
accusative | nom. | tetanus | tetanukset |
gen. | tetanuksen | ||
genitive | tetanuksen | tetanusten tetanuksien | |
partitive | tetanusta | tetanuksia | |
inessive | tetanuksessa | tetanuksissa | |
elative | tetanuksesta | tetanuksista | |
illative | tetanukseen | tetanuksiin | |
adessive | tetanuksella | tetanuksilla | |
ablative | tetanukselta | tetanuksilta | |
allative | tetanukselle | tetanuksille | |
essive | tetanuksena | tetanuksina | |
translative | tetanukseksi | tetanuksiksi | |
instructive | — | tetanuksin | |
abessive | tetanuksetta | tetanuksitta | |
comitative | — | tetanuksineen |
Possessive forms of tetanus (type vastaus) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | tetanukseni | tetanuksemme |
2nd person | tetanuksesi | tetanuksenne |
3rd person | tetanuksensa |
Synonyms[edit]
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek τέτανος (tétanos); New Latin usage specific to the bacteria-caused disease.
Noun[edit]
tetanus m (genitive tetanī); second declension
- A stiffness or spasm of the neck; tetanus
- (New Latin) The disease caused by Clostridium tetani.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | tetanus | tetanī |
Genitive | tetanī | tetanōrum |
Dative | tetanō | tetanīs |
Accusative | tetanum | tetanōs |
Ablative | tetanō | tetanīs |
Vocative | tetane | tetanī |
References[edit]
- tetanus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tetanus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- tetanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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