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tetanic /te·tan·ic/ (tĕ-tan´ik) pertaining to tetanus.

te·tan·ic (t

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adj.

1. Of or causing tetanus or tetany.

2. Marked by sustained muscular contractions.

An agent that in poisonous doses produces tonic muscular spasm.

tetanic [tĕ-tan´ik]

pertaining to tetanus.

tetanic

1. tonic.

2. pertaining to tetanus.

tetanic convulsions

convulsions characterized by prolonged muscle spasm without intervening periods of relaxation. The legs are extended, the neck is dorsiflexed. Seen in strychnine poisoning and tetanus.

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