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Meaning of 'tetanic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tetanic [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to tetanus; having the character of tetanus; as, a tetanic state; tetanic contraction.
- Producing, or tending to produce, tetanus, or tonic contraction of the muscles; as, a tetanic remedy. See Tetanic, n.
2 . Tetanic [ n.]
- 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.

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tetanin tetanization tetanize tetanoid tetanomotor tetanus tetany tetard tetartohedral tetartohedrism

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