TETANIC

tetanic

(adjective) of or relating to or causing tetanus

tetanic

(adjective) of or relating to or causing tetany

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

tetanic (not comparable)

of or relating to tetanus

causing tetanus

of or relating to tetany

causing tetany

Noun

tetanic (plural tetanics)

Any substance that causes tetanic spasms.

Anagrams

• entatic, nictate

Source: Wiktionary

Te*tan"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. L. tetanicus suffering from tetanus, Gr. tétanique.]

1. (Physiol.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to tetanus; having the character of tetanus; as, a tetanic state; tetanic contraction. 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. Foster.

2. (Physiol. & Med.)

Definition: Producing, or tending to produce, tetanus, or tonic contraction of the muscles; as, a tetanic remedy. See Tetanic, n.

Te*tan"ic, n. (Physiol. & Med.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition