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Tetanic
Tetanic Te*tan"ic, n. (Physiol. & Med.)
A substance (notably nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine)
which, either as a remedy or a poison, acts primarily on the
spinal cord, and which, when taken in comparatively large
quantity, produces tetanic spasms or convulsions.
Tetanin
Tetanin Tet"a*nin, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth through the
agency of a peculiar microbe from the wound of a person who
has died of tetanus; -- so called because it produces tetanus
as one of its prominent effects.
Tetanization
Tetanization Tet`a*ni*za"tion, n. (Physiol.)
The production or condition of tetanus.
TetanizeTetanize Tet"a*nize, v. t. (Physiol.)
To throw, as a muscle, into a state of permanent contraction;
to cause tetanus in. See Tetanus, n., 2.
Meaning of Tetani from wikipedia
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Clostridium tetani is a
common soil
bacterium and the
causative agent of tet****.
Vegetative cells of
Clostridium tetani are
usually rod-shaped and up...
- also
known as lockjaw, is a
bacterial infection caused by
Clostridium tetani and
characterized by
muscle spasms. In the most
common type, the spasms...
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extremely potent neurotoxin produced by the
vegetative cell of
Clostridium tetani in
anaerobic conditions,
causing tet****. It has no
known function for clostridia...
- known.
Examples are tet****
toxin (known as tetanospasmin)
produced by C.
tetani and
botulinum toxin produced by C. botulinum. Some
species have been isolated...
- life-threatening
symptoms of diphtheria;
tetanospasmin produced by
Clostridium tetani. The
toxic properties of most
exotoxins can be
inactivated by heat or chemical...
- cellulitis, fasciitis,
necrotic enteritis and gas gangrene.
Clostridium tetani causes tet****.
Several more
pathogenic species, that were
previously described...
- anthracis,
Bacillus thuringiensis,
Clostridium botulinum, and
Clostridium tetani.
Endospore formation is not
found among Archaea. The
endospore consists...
- hyperventilation. Low
levels of
magnesium can lead to tetany.
Clostridium tetani toxin, via
inhibition of glycine-mediated and GABA-ergic neurotransmission...
- tet****
toxoid is
derived from the
tetanospasmin produced by
Clostridium tetani. The
latter causes tet**** and is
vaccinated against by the DTaP vaccine...
- hot dogs,
unpasteurized milk,
delicatessen meats, and cheese.
Clostridium tetani can
cause a
generalised form of tet**** in the neonate. This
usually occurs...
