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| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C85185
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| Preferred Name | Tetanus |
| 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.
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| Synonyms |
Tetanus
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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Tetanus
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| Preferred_Name |
Tetanus
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| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C85185
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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.
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0039614
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| code |
C85185
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| FULL_SYN |
Tetanus
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A disorder that is caused by Clostridium tetani toxin, which is usually acquired from wound contamination. The neurotoxin causes muscle spasm in the jaw and other anatomic sites.
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CPTAC
NICHD
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