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tetanic

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7 lettersPronunciation /təˈtæn.ɪk/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aceinttStarts with TEnds with C0 clues
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Definitions

  1. of or relating to or causing tetanus

Word origin

From French tétanique.

Used in a sentence

  • This condition of muscle, this fusion of a number of simple spasms into an apparently smooth, continuous effort, is known as tetanus, or tetanic contraction.
  • “The convulsions were of a peculiar violence, Dr. Wilkins. I am sorry you were not here in time to witness them. They were quite—tetanic in character.”
  • Nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine are tetanics.

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