What does tetanic mean?
Tetanic means Of or relating to tetanus..
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/təˈtæn.ɪk/ · adjective
Of or relating to tetanus..
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.
“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.”
Nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine are tetanics.
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Tetanic means Of or relating to tetanus..
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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.
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