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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.

• Tetano-

  tetano- or tetan- pref. Tetanus; tetany: tetanigenous.

• Tetanode

  tetanode tet·a·node (tět’n-ōd’) n. The quiet interval between the recurrent tonic spasms in tetanus.

• Tetanoid

  noun 1. Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and lower jaw. Compare lockjaw. 2. Also called tetanus bacillus. Bacteriology. the bacterium, Clostridium tetani, causing this […]

• Tetanospasmin

  tetanospasmin tet·a·no·spas·min (tět’n-ō-spāz’mĭn) n. The neurotoxin of Clostridium tetani that causes the characteristic signs and symptoms of tetanus.

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