transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtetənəs ]
n. 1 a bacterial disease affecting the nervous system and marked by tonic spasm of the voluntary muscles. 2 Physiol. the prolonged contraction of a muscle caused by rapidly repeated stimuli. øøtetanize v.tr. (also -ise). tetanoid adj. [ME f. L f. Gk tetanos muscular spasm f. teino stretch]