tetanus
Definitions
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
- A sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | treacherous | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | tasteless | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | tenacious | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | traitorous | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | autonomous | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | sturdiness | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | tactless | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | tartness | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | thomasas | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | ticinus | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | titinus | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | torturous | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | tsongas | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | tsongas' | 2 | 0 |
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| 1 | titinus | 3 | 0 |
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Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 14
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
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