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tetanus

[tet-n-uhs] / ˈtɛt n əs /
NOUN
lockjaw
Synonyms
STRONG


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Importantly, antibodies generated by earlier vaccinations, including those against chickenpox and tetanus, could still be detected.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

The Southwest Utah Public Health Department stocks vaccines against measles, whooping cough, tetanus, hepatitis B, and other diseases.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

These horses occasionally answered the call of nature, creating a bacteria-filled environment that required the athletic trainer to keep a supply of tetanus shots on hand, to be administered when players’ wounds broke the skin.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

Michael, who is 58 from Birmingham, says he went to hospital where he was x-rayed and given a tetanus injection, and though he reported it to police he decided not to press charges.

From BBC Oct. 7, 2025

They all three in the front seat, Mae Mobley squeezed in the middle with a look so miserable you think she about to get a tetanus shot.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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