Denotations & Old terminologies used in Homopathy - Similima

Tardy Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual
time; late.
Moving slowly; sluggish.
Tardy closure
Tenacious Holding or tending to hold firmly;persistant;stubborn;clinging to another
object or adhesive
Tenesmus The straining at school or while urinating which proves ineffective or only the
passage of a small quantity of urine or stool occurs.
Tertian Recurring every third day. Counting thr day of paroxysm as the first, every
other day.
Testalgia Testicles pain
Tetanus Lockjaw
Definition Return to top
Tetanus is a disease caused by the toxin of the bacterium Clostridium
tetani that affects thecentral nervous system, sometimes resulting in death.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top
Spores of the bacterium Clostridium tetani live in the soil and are found around
the world. In the spore form, C. Tetani may remain dormant in the soil, and it
can remain infectious for more than 40 years.
Tetanus causes approximately five deaths per year in the U.S. Internationally,
reports show up to 1 million cases annually, mostly in developing countries.
Tetanus infections in newborns accounts for about half of tetanus-related deaths
in developing countries.
Infection begins when the spores are introduced into an injury or wound. The
spores germinate, releasing active bacteria that multiply and produce a
neurotoxin called tetanospasmin. Tetanospasmin selectively blocks inhibitory
nerve transmission from the spinal cord to the muscles, allowing the muscles to
go into severe spasm. Spasmodic contractions can be so powerful that they tear
the muscles or cause compression fracturesof the vertebrae.
Tetanus often begins with mild spasms in the jaw muscles (trismus), neck
muscles, and facial muscles. Stiffness rapidly develops in the chest, back,
abdominal muscles, and sometimes the laryngeal muscles (which then
interferes with breathing). Muscular seizures(tetany) cause sudden, powerful,
and painful contraction of muscle groups. These episodes can cause fractures
and muscle tears.
Without treatment, one out of three affected people die. The mortality rate for
newborns with untreated tetanus is even higher: two out of three. With proper
treatment, less than 10% of infected patients die.
The incubation period is 5 days to 15 weeks, with 7 days as the average. About
100 cases of tetanus occur every year in the U.S., the vast majority in unimmunized
individuals or those whose last immunization was no longer current.
In developing countries, tetanus frequently causes death in newborn infants
when the umbilical stump becomes infected.
Symptoms
Spasms and tightening of the jaw muscle ("lockjaw")
Stiffness and spasms of various muscle groups
o Neck muscles
o Chest muscles
o Abdominal muscles
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