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צפדת (טטנוס)

Tzafadat (tatanos)

Translations

Hebrew
צפדת (טטנוס)
English
lockjaw
Russian
столбняк (тризм)
Arabic
كزاز
Pronunciation
Tzafadat (tatanos)

"lockjaw" in Hebrew is צפדת (טטנוס) (Tzafadat (tatanos)). In Russian it is столбняк (тризм), and in Arabic كزاز. This is a term from the MedHebrew medical-Hebrew dictionary.

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