ENTASIA

Etymology

Noun

entasia

(medicine) tonic spasm; any disease characterized by tonic spasms, such as tetanus or trismus

Anagrams

• anisate, atisane, taenias, tænias

Source: Wiktionary

En*ta"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Entasis.] (Med.)

Definition: Tonic spasm; -- applied generically to denote any disease characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition