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Definition of "tetanic" [te•tan•ic]

  • Of, relating to, or causing tetanus. (adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or causing tetany. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tetanic" in a sentence
  • "_anger_ there is a kind of tetanic contraction of all the capillaries, causing extreme pallor, and the expulsion of an extra quantity of bile from the liver."
  • "Carbamazepine has been demonstrated to decrease seizure activity in animals with electrically and chemically induced seizures. 5 It is believed to act by, "reducing polysynaptic responses and blocking the post-tetanic potentiation.""
  • "When the loins are in a tetanic state, and the spirits in the veins are obstructed by melancholic humors, venesection will afford relief."