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1. (adj.) tetanic
pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
Etymology: (1720–30; < L tetanicus < Gk tetanikós, der. of tétanos spasm, tetanus)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) tetanic
of or relating to or causing tetany
2. (adj) tetanic
of or relating to or causing tetanus
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1. (adj) tetanic
of or pertaining to tetanus; having the character of tetanus; as, a tetanic state; tetanic contraction
2. (adj) tetanic
producing, or tending to produce, tetanus, or tonic contraction of the muscles; as, a tetanic remedy. See Tetanic, n
3. (noun) tetanic
a substance (notably nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine) which, either as a remedy or a poison, acts primarily on the spinal cord, and which, when taken in comparatively large quantity, produces tetanic spasms or convulsions
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