tetanic

From French tétanique.

• IPA^(key): /təˈtæn.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -ænɪk

tetanic (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to tetanus.
   • 1876, Michael Foster, A Textbook of Physiology:

     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.

   • 1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 30:

     “The convulsions were of a peculiar violence, Dr. Wilkins. I am sorry you were not here in time to witness them. They were quite—tetanic in character.”

2. Causing tetanus.
3. Of or relating to tetany.
4. Causing tetany.

tetanic (plural tetanics)

1. Any substance that causes tetanic spasms.

   Nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine are tetanics.

• entatic, nictate

Borrowed from French tétanique.

tetanic m or n (feminine singular tetanică, masculine plural tetanici, feminine and neuter plural tetanice)

1. tetanic