Tetanic
adjective
1.
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
2.
Medicine/Medical. noting a medicine or poison that can cause tetanic spasms of the muscles.
Compare tetany.
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or producing tetanus or the spasms of tetanus
noun
2.
a tetanic drug or agent
tetanic te·tan·ic (tě-tān’ĭk)
adj.
Of or causing tetanus or tetany.
Marked by sustained muscular contractions.
n.
An agent that in poisonous doses produces tonic muscular spasm.te·tan’i·cal·ly adv.
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- Tetanigenous
tetanigenous tet·a·nig·e·nous (tět’n-ĭj’ə-nəs) adj. Causing tetanus or tetanoid spasms.
- Tetanise
verb (used with object), tetanized, tetanizing. Physiology. 1. to induce tetanus in (a muscle). verb 1. (transitive) to induce tetanus in (a muscle); affect (a muscle) with tetanic spasms tetanize tet·a·nize (tět’n-īz’) v. tet·a·nized, tet·a·niz·ing, tet·a·niz·es To affect with tetanic convulsions; produce or induce tetanus in. tet’a·ni·za’tion (tět’n-ĭ-zā’shən) n.
- Tetanism
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- Tetanize
verb (used with object), tetanized, tetanizing. Physiology. 1. to induce tetanus in (a muscle). verb 1. (transitive) to induce tetanus in (a muscle); affect (a muscle) with tetanic spasms tetanize tet·a·nize (tět’n-īz’) v. tet·a·nized, tet·a·niz·ing, tet·a·niz·es To affect with tetanic convulsions; produce or induce tetanus in. tet’a·ni·za’tion (tět’n-ĭ-zā’shən) n.