Tetanic

Origin

Compare Latin tetanicus ("suffering from tetanus").

Full definition of tetanic

Adjective

1. of or relating to tetanus
• FosterThis condition of muscle, this fusion of a number of simple spasms into an apparently smooth, continuous effort, is known as tetanus, or tetanic contraction.
2. causing tetanus
3. of or relating to tetany
4. causing tetany

Noun

1. Any substance that causes tetanic spasms.Nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine are tetanics.

Anagrams

• entatic, nictate