t 1 e 1 t 1 a 1 n 1 u 1 s 1
7 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun 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
noun a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses
originFrom Latin tetanus, from Ancient Greek τέτανος (tétanos), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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