How do you say “tetanus” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "tetanus" in Vietnamese?

"Tetanus" in Vietnamese is uốn ván (tetanus).

“Tetanus” in Vietnamese is uốn ván (tetanus).

Vietnamese words for “tetanus”

uốn vánnoun
Hanoi [ʔuən˧˦ vaːn˧˦] · Saigon [ʔuəŋ˦˥ vaːŋ˦˥]uốn rising ván rising
tetanus
for “tetanus” 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.

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