Both Uses of
tetanus
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
- There is an army medical lance-corporal with it who sticks an anti-tetanus needle into our chests.
Chpt 10tetanus = a bacterial infection typically contracted through a puncture wound
- Two fellows die of tetanus.
Chpt 10 *
Definition:
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(tetanus) a bacterial infection typically contracted through a puncture wound with a dirty object -- such as a rusted nail
(prevented by the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccine and by subsequent booster shots every 10 years)editor's notes: Also called lockjaw because of muscle spasms that make the patient incapable of opening their jaw.