tetanus的词源

英文词源

tetanus (n.)

infectious disease, late 14c., from Latin tetanus "tetanus," from Greek tetanos "tetanus, muscular spasm," literally "a stretching, tension," from teinein "to stretch" (see tenet); "so called because the disease is characterized by violent spasms and stiffness of the muscles" [Barnhart]. Related: Tetanoid (adj.).

中文词源

tetanus：破伤风

来自拉丁语 tetanus,破伤风，来自希腊语 tetanos,破伤风，原义为皮肤痉挛，皮肤强直，来自 PIE*ten,拉长，拉直，词源同 tend,extend.词首 te-为 tan-韵律重复。因破伤风的症状使皮肤硬

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