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tetan(o)-

Tetanus.

Greek tetanos, muscular spasm.

Tetanospasmin and tetanolysin (Greek lusis) are toxins produced by tetanus bacteria in an infected wound; the former causes the spasms typical of the disease while the latter causes local destruction of tissues. Adjectives relating to tetanus are tetanoid and tetanic.

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