Both Uses of
tetanus
in
A Farewell to Arms
- Antitetanus please, and mark a cross on both legs.†
Book 1antitetanus = an agent that works against a bacterial infection that is typically contracted through a puncture wound with a dirty objectstandard prefix: The prefix "anti-" in antitetanus means against or opposite. This is the same pattern you see in words like antiviral, antiaircraft, and antisocial.
- Get some more of that Antitetanus.†
Book 1 *
Definition:
a bacterial infection typically contracted through a puncture wound with a dirty object -- such as a rusted nail
Tetanus is also called lockjaw because of muscle spasms that make the patient incapable of opening their jaw.
People who have had the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccine and a subsequent booster shot every 10 years, are protected from tetanus. Others should get a "tetanus shot" after a puncture wound with a dirty object. The tetanus shot provides immediate, short-term protection.
People who have had the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccine and a subsequent booster shot every 10 years, are protected from tetanus. Others should get a "tetanus shot" after a puncture wound with a dirty object. The tetanus shot provides immediate, short-term protection.