Both Uses of
tetanus
in
A Farewell to Arms
- Antitetanus please, and mark a cross on both legs.†
Book 1
- Get some more of that Antitetanus.†
Book 1 *
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.