Word: tetanin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tet
a
nin
Definition: A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth by a microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus.
Morphemes:
Affix: tetanus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tetanus
Language: la
Decoded: tetanus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The disease caused by Clostridium tetani.
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a pharmaceutical product; any substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed