| 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
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| tetanus antitoxin |
antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus
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| 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
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| tetanus |
a sometimes fatal disease affecting the brain and spinal cord; caused by infection with bacterium present in soil and manure
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| tetanus toxin |
Protein derived from Clostridium tetani that can block transmitter release owing to its ability to degrade synaptobrevin. Tetanus toxin is the causative agent of tetanus.
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