Medical Definition of Hydrophobic tetanus

1. A type of local tetanus that follows wounds to the face and head; after a brief incubation (1-2 days) the facial and ocular muscles become paretic yet undergo repeated tetanic spasms. The throat and tongue muscles may also be affected. Synonym: cerebral tetanus, head tetanus, hydrophobic tetanus, rose cephalic tetanus, Rose's cephalic tetanus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydrophobic Tetanus

hydrophilite
hydrophilites
hydrophilous
hydrophily
hydrophlorone
hydrophobe
hydrophobes
hydrophobia
hydrophobias
hydrophobic
hydrophobic bond
hydrophobic bonding
hydrophobic colloid
hydrophobic effect
hydrophobic interaction
hydrophobic tetanus (current term)
hydrophobically
hydrophobicities
hydrophobicity
hydrophobin
hydrophobins
hydrophobised
hydrophobization
hydrophobized
hydrophobous
hydrophoby
hydrophone
hydrophones
hydrophora
hydrophore

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