Term: tetanus: 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
Broader: state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes | Unrelated: oriental spruce: evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental having pendulous branchlets
Broader: state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes | Unrelated: broccoli: plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
Broader: state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes | Unrelated: musa: type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
Broader: state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes | Unrelated: lightweight: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
Broader: state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes | Unrelated: namesake: a person with the same name as another
Broader: state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes | Unrelated: clary: aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental
Broader: state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes | Unrelated: section: a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately
Broader: state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes | Unrelated: boarhound: large hound used in hunting wild boars
Broader: state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes | Unrelated: plain wanderer: small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains
Broader: state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes | Unrelated: tendency: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect