tetanus shotとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Compound of tetanus +‎ shot. Attested from the 20th century.

名詞

tetanus shot (plural tetanus shots)

1. (Canada, US) A vaccine used to prevent tetanus; (especially) an injection of this vaccine.

   Synonyms: tetanus vaccine, tetanus jab, tetanus toxoid

   • 1936 August 28, “Lake Harbor News”, in The Everglades News, Canal Point, Florida, page 3:

     Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gray took their daughter, Venora, to Dr. W. J. Buck for a tetanus shot the first of the week in order to guard against infection following a severe injury to her foot caused by stepping on a broken bottle in the canal last week.

   • 1997 July 8, “Tetanus shots for flood workers”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, page D.3:

     The county Health Department will provide free tetanus shots from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in Turtle Creek for flood victims and cleanup workers who haven't been vaccinated against the disease in the past 10 years.

   • 2012, Yoshito Kawakatsu, Satoshi Kaneko, Mohamed Karama, Sumihisa Honda, “Prevalence and risk factors of neurological impairment among children aged 6-9 years: from population based cross sectional study in western Kenya”, in BMC Pediatrics, volume 12, →DOI, page 4:

     Compared to 290 children with TQQ negative, CWDs were significantly less likely to receive antenatal care (P=0.003), to get a maternal tetanus shot during antenatal care (P=0.004) and to receive full vaccination (P=0.01).