| tetanic |
of or relating to or causing tetany
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
|---|---|
| tetanus |
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 a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
| tetanus antitoxin |
antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
| tetanus immune globulin |
tetanus immunoglobulin: sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
| tetany |
clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|