Synonyms for tetanus
- noun
Definitions
- n. 1
A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
Forms
- Plural
- tetanuses → spasms, lockjaws…
Example sentences
- spasm I feel a sort of spasm in my left leg.
By length
- 5 letters
- spasm2
- 7 letters
- lockjaw, trismus
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (spasm2 = 2 syllables).