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generalized tetanus the most common type of tetanus (def. 2), characterized by tetanic muscular contractions and hyperreflexia, resulting in lockjaw, glottal spasms, generalized muscle spasms, opisthotonos, respiratory spasm, seizures, and paralysis that can be fatal.
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