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tetanus

From LSJ

Γελᾷ δ' ὁ μωρός, κἄν τι μὴ γέλοιον ᾖ → The fool laughs even when there's nothing to laugh at

Menander

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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substantive

Ar. and P. τέτανος, ὁ.

Latin > English

tetanus tetani N M :: neck-cramp (Pliny)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

tĕtănus: i, m., = τέτανος,>
I a stiffness or spasm of the neck, tetanus, Plin. 23, 1, 24, § 48; 31, 10, 46, § 122; Scrib. Comp. 101 (in Cels. 4, 3, written as Greek).

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

tĕtănus, ī, m. (τέτανος), contraction des nerfs, crampe, tétanos : Plin. 23, 48 ; 31, 122.

Latin > German (Georges)

tetanus, ī, m. (τέτανος), die Halsstarre, der Tetanus, Plin. u. Scrib. – Dav. tetanicus, a, um (τετανικός), mit der Halsstarre behaftet, Plin. 20, 239 u.a.

Latin > Chinese

tetanus, i. m. :: 半身不遂癱病