Infection
Infection noun - (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease.
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Tetanus and infection are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Tetanus" with "Infection", this nouns are similar.
Tetanus
Tetanus noun - An acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages.
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Nearby Word: tetanic
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It was never known whether members suffered from tetanus or infection, but who cares?!
Source: Couldn't Find a Pen - Breaking the skin with a bite leads to infection ten to fifteen percent of the time, and hepatitis, herpes, syphilis, tuberculosis, and tetanus have all been documented as being transmissible through human bite injuries.
Source: Analysis / Man Bites Man
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