tetanic
Americanadjective
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Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
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Medicine/Medical. noting a medicine or poison that can cause tetanic spasms of the muscles.
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Etymology
Origin of tetanic
1720–30; < Latin tetanicus < Greek tetanikós, equivalent to tétan ( os ) spasm, tetanus + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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In such cases even some tetanic convulsions are of little danger and may actually be necessary to overcome the paralysis of the splanchnicus and with it that of the other vaso-motor centres.
From On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote by Mueller, A.
Even slight tetanic convulsions, which were noticed in a few cases, invariably passed off quickly.
From On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote by Mueller, A.
There is then considerable abdominal pain and there may be cramps in the legs and other nervous phenomena, such as convulsions, and even lockjaw or other kinds of tetanic spasms.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis
A dose of one grain has produced tetanic spasms.
From The Opium Habit by Day, Horace B.
The specific germ remains at the point of infection, and produces toxins that cause tetanic contractions of the muscles.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
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