TETANIZE

Etymology

Verb

tetanize (third-person singular simple present tetanizes, present participle tetanizing, simple past and past participle tetanized)

(biology, transitive) To throw (a muscle etc.) into a state of permanent contraction; to cause tetanus in.

Source: Wiktionary


Tet"a*nize, v. t. (Physiol.)

Definition: To throw, as a muscle, into a state of permanent contraction; to cause tetanus in. See Tetanus, n., 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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