Monday, 26 November 2012

Tetanus=التيتانوس


Tetanus=التيتانوس

ONLINE 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.

WIKIPEDIA:

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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