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tetanic
[ tuh-tan-ik ]
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.
tetanic
/ təˈtænɪk /
adjective
- of, relating to, or producing tetanus or the spasms of tetanus
noun
- a tetanic drug or agent
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Derived Forms
- teˈtanically, adverb
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Other Words From
- te·tani·cal·ly adverb
- postte·tanic adjective
- subte·tanic adjective
- subte·tani·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
In every case an immunizing dose of anti-tetanic serum should be given.
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The universal practice now is to inoculate with anti-tetanic serum just as soon as possible after a wound has been received.
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Injury of the brain causes, as in higher animals, tetanic spasms and involuntary reflex movements, followed by stupefaction.
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Tetanic and general convulsions are produced; and the immediate cause of death is a spasm of the muscles of respiration.
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In two cases which we witnessed of individuals poisoned by strychnine, similar tetanic phenomena were observed.
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