tetanus in Malay
kancing gigi
/ˈtɛt.ən.əs/US/ˈtɛt.ən.əs/
tetanus in Malay: kancing gigi. In English, tetanus means a serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
Malay words for tetanus
- disease
- kancing gigi
English meaning of tetanus
- noun A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
- noun A state of muscle tension caused by sustained contraction arising from a rapid series of nerve impulses which do not allow the muscle to relax.
Synonyms of tetanus
tetanus in other languages
- tetanus in Hindi
- tetanus in Tamil
- tetanus in Marathi
- tetanus in Bengali
- tetanus in Telugu
- tetanus in Malayalam
- tetanus in Kannada
- tetanus in Punjabi
- tetanus in Gujarati
- tetanus in Odia
- tetanus in Assamese
- tetanus in Nepali
- tetanus in Tagalog
- tetanus in Arabic
- tetanus in Indonesian
- tetanus in Persian
- tetanus in Thai
- tetanus in Vietnamese
Questions about tetanus in Malay
- What is the meaning of tetanus in Malay?
- Tetanus in Malay is kancing gigi.
- Apakah maksud tetanus dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Tetanus: kancing gigi.
- What does tetanus mean in English?
- Tetanus means a serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
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