tetanus
suomi-englanti sanakirjatetanus englannista suomeksi
jäykkäkouristus
Substantiivi
tetanus englanniksi
lockjaw
A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium (taxlink), found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
(syn)
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.
{{quote-journal|en|date=January 16, 1998|author=Pierre-Marie Lledo; et al.|title=Postsynaptic Membrane Fusion and Long-Term Potentiation|work=Science|url=http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/279/5349/399|doi=10.1126/science.279.5349.399|volume=279|issue=5349|pages=399–403
(l)
A stiffness or spasm of the neck; (l)
The disease caused by (taxlink).
(l)