2. (Physiology) physiol any tense contraction of a muscle, esp when produced by electric shocks [C16: via Latin from Greek tetanos, from tetanos taut, from teinein to stretch] ˈtetanal adj ˈtetaˌnoid adj Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © Ha...
Tetanus toxin is a neurotoxin produced by Clostridium tetani, which affects the nervous system and causes generalized muscle contractions. From:Molecular Medical Microbiology (Second Edition),2015 Add to Mendeley Also in subject areas: Nursing and Health Professions ...
Inclusion and exclusion criteria Filipino patients more than 28 days old, who were clini- cally diagnosed by a physician as a case of tetanus and fulfilled the WHO case definition of suspected non- neonatal tetanus with acute onset of trismus, risus sar- donicus, or generalized muscle spasms,...