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.

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

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

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