Tetanus=التيتانوس
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ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:
- tetanus (n.)
- late 14c., from L. tetanus, from Gk. Tetanos/τέτανος "muscular spasm," lit. "a stretching, tension," from teinein/τείνειν-τείνω "to stretch" (see tenet); so called because the disease is characterized by violent spasms and stiffness of muscles.
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- WIKIPEDIA:
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Tetanus (from Ancient
Greek: τέτανος tetanos "taut",
and τείνειν teinein "to stretch")[1]is
a medical condition characterized by a prolonged contraction of
skeletal
muscle fibers.
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