loading...| Preferred Name | tetanus | |
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lockjaw Clostridium tetani infectious disease of the nervous system Clostridium tetani caused infectious disease of the nervous system infection due to Clostridium tetani clostridial tetanus |
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| Definitions |
A serious infectious disorder that follows wound contamination by the Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium tetani. The bacteria produce a neurotoxin called tetanospasmin, which causes muscle spasm in the jaw and other anatomic sites. We treat tetanus and infection due to Clostridium tetani as synonymous |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005526 |
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We treat tetanus and infection due to Clostridium tetani as synonymous |
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lockjaw Clostridium tetani infectious disease of the nervous system Clostridium tetani caused infectious disease of the nervous system infection due to Clostridium tetani clostridial tetanus |
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| definition |
A serious infectious disorder that follows wound contamination by the Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium tetani. The bacteria produce a neurotoxin called tetanospasmin, which causes muscle spasm in the jaw and other anatomic sites. We treat tetanus and infection due to Clostridium tetani as synonymous |
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| has_exact_synonym |
Clostridium tetani infectious disease of the nervous system Clostridium tetani caused infectious disease of the nervous system infection due to Clostridium tetani clostridial tetanus |
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lockjaw |
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tetanus |
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MONDO:0005526 |
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tetanus |
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| textual definition |
A serious infectious disorder that follows wound contamination by the Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium tetani. The bacteria produce a neurotoxin called tetanospasmin, which causes muscle spasm in the jaw and other anatomic sites. |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0020010 |