tetanus : Idioms & Phrases


apyretic tetanus

  • noun clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
    tetany; intermittent cramp; tetanilla; apyretic tetanus.
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intermittent tetanus

  • noun clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
    tetany; intermittent cramp; tetanilla; apyretic tetanus.
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tetanus antitoxin

  • noun antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus
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tetanus immune globulin

  • noun 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
    tetanus immune globulin.
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tetanus immunoglobulin

  • noun 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
    tetanus immune globulin.
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