tetano

See also: tétano

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English tetanus, Latin tetanus and French tétanos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /teˈtano/
  • Hyphenation: te‧ta‧no
  • Rhymes: -ano

Noun

tetano (uncountable, accusative tetanon)

  1. tetanus
    • 1998 March, Lemelev, Vladimir, “Homo, kiu savis milionojn”, in Monato, page 12:
      La sukceso de la kontraŭ-variola kampanjo rezultigis plian programon de vakcinado kontraŭ ses malsanoj: tuberkulozo, difterio, kokluŝo, morbilo, poliomjelito kaj tetano.
      The success of the anti-smallpox campaign resulted in more vaccination programs against six diseases: tuberculosis, diphtheria, whooping cough, measles, polio and tetanus.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tetanus, from Ancient Greek τέτανος (tétanos), from τείνω (teínō, “I stretch”).

Noun

tetano m (plural tetani)

  1. (medicine) tetanus

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