Tetani vs Tetanus - What's the difference?
tetani | tetanus |
(pathology, countable) A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium , found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
(physiology, countable) A state of muscle tension caused by sustained contraction arising from a rapid series of nerve impulses which do not allow the muscle to relax.
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As nouns the difference between tetani and tetanus
is that tetani is while tetanus is tetanus.tetanus
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