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Tetanus

A painful and usually fatal disease, resulting generally from a wound, and having as its principal symptom persistent spasm of the voluntary muscles. When the muscles of the lower jaw are affected, it is called locked-jaw, or lickjaw, and it takes various names from the various incurvations of the body resulting from the spasm.

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Contraction 76% connected

The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or…

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Infection 76% connected

The act or process of infecting.

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Lockjaw 92% connected

A contraction of the muscles of the jaw by which its motion is suspended; a variety of tetanus.

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Abduction noun · 78% connection

(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body

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(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye

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Acid-base equilibrium noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…

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Adaptation noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

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Adduction noun · 78% connection

(physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

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Antagonistic muscle noun · 78% connection

(physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles"

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Autoregulation noun · 78% connection

(physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism

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Cell death noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)

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Control noun · 78% connection

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homeostasis noun · 78% connection

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Inhibition noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; "the inhibition of the heart by the…

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Irradiation noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex

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Localisation noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

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Localisation of function noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

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Localisation principle noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

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Bite noun · 78% connection

a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

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Carbuncle noun · 78% connection

A very painful acute local inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the neck, characterized by brawny har…

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Childcrowing noun · 78% connection

The crowing noise made by children affected with spasm of the laryngeal muscles; false croup.

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Chronic gastritis noun · 78% connection

persistent gastritis can be a symptom of a gastric ulcer or pernicious anemia or stomach cancer or other disorders

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Contracture noun · 78% connection

A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles, generally of the flexor muscles.

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Cramp noun · 78% connection

A spasmodic and painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles, as of the leg.

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Crick noun · 78% connection

a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (‘rick’ and ‘wrick’ are British)

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Deadly adjective · 78% connection

Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound.

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Diabetes noun · 78% connection

A disease which is attended with a persistent, excessive discharge of urine. Most frequently the urine is not only increased in quanti…

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Entasia noun · 78% connection

Tonic spasm; -- applied generically to denote any disease characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc.

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Farcy noun · 78% connection

A contagious disease of horses, associated with painful ulcerating enlargements, esp. upon the head and limbs. It is of the same natur…

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Fatal adjective · 78% connection

Causing death or destruction; deadly; mortal; destructive; calamitous; as, a fatal wound; a fatal disease; a fatal day; a fatal error.

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