tetanus /'tetanas; 'tetnss/ n [U] disease marked by stiffening and tightening of some or all of the muscles which are normally under conscious control: 破傷風(fēng) (平時(shí)可隨意控制的肌肉，部分或全部變?yōu)閺?qiáng)直的疾病)： ~ of the lower jaw (colloq called 俗稱 lockjaw). 下顎破傷風(fēng); 咀嚼肌痙攣。