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tetanic

[ tuh-tan-ik ]
/ təˈtæn ɪk /

adjective

Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
Medicine/Medical. noting a medicine or poison that can cause tetanic spasms of the muscles.Compare tetany.

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Sometimes te·tan·i·cal .

Origin of tetanic

1720–30; <Latin tetanicus<Greek tetanikós, equivalent to tétan(os) spasm, tetanus + -ikos-ic

OTHER WORDS FROM tetanic

te·tan·i·cal·ly, adverbpost·te·tan·ic, adjectivesub·te·tan·ic, adjectivesub·te·tan·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby tetanic

testudinal, testudinate, testudo, testy, Tet, tetanic, tetaniform, tetanigenous, tetanism, tetanize, tetano-
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British Dictionary definitions for tetanic

tetanic
/ (təˈtænɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or producing tetanus or the spasms of tetanus

noun

a tetanic drug or agent

Derived forms of tetanic

tetanically, adverb
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Medical definitions for tetanic

tetanic
[ tĕ-tăn′ĭk ]

adj.

Of or causing tetanus or tetany.
Marked by sustained muscular contractions.

n.

An agent that in poisonous doses produces tonic muscular spasm.
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