tetanize

American

[tet-n-ahyz] / ˈtɛt nˌaɪz /

especially British, tetanise

verb (used with object)

Physiology.

tetanized, tetanizing

to induce tetanus in (a muscle).

tetanize British

/ ˈtɛtəˌnaɪz /

verb

(tr) to induce tetanus in (a muscle); affect (a muscle) with tetanic spasms

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tetanization

noun

Etymology

Origin of tetanize

First recorded in 1840–50; tetan(us) + -ize

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tetanized

The heart, at first flaccid when exposed soon after death, gradually contracts and assumes a tetanized condition; it empties itself of all blood and takes the form of a heart in systole.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

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