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Galician
Noun
tétano m (uncountable)
- tetanus
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin tetanus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛtanu
- Hyphenation: té‧ta‧no
Noun
tétano m (usually uncountable, plural tétanos)
- (pathology) tetanus (a deadly bacterial disease)
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Spanish
Noun
tétano m (uncountable)
- Alternative form of tétanos
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