Definition of Tetanin

1. n. A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth through the agency of a peculiar microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus; -- so called because it produces tetanus as one of its prominent effects.

Definition of Tetanin

1. Noun. (organic compound) A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth by a microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus. ¹

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Medical Definition of Tetanin

1. A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth through the agency of a peculiar microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus; so called because it produces tetanus as one of its prominent effects. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tetanin

tetani
tetania
tetania gastrica
tetania gravidarum
tetania neonatorum
tetania parathyreopriva
tetanic
tetanic convulsion
tetanical
tetanically
tetanics
tetanies
tetaniform
tetanigenous
tetanilla
tetanin (current term)
tetanise
tetanised
tetanises
tetanising
tetanism
tetanization
tetanizations
tetanize
tetanized
tetanizes
tetanizing
tetano-
tetanode
tetanoid

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