'Tetanic' definitions:
Definition of 'tetanic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to or causing tetany
adjective
Of or relating to or causing tetanus
Definition of 'Tetanic'
From: GCIDE
- Tetanic \Te*tan"ic\, n. (Physiol. & Med.) 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Tetanic'
From: GCIDE
- Tetanic \Te*tan"ic\, a. [Cf. L. tetanicus suffering from tetanus, Gr. ?, F. t['e]tanique.]
- 1. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to tetanus; having the character of tetanus; as, a tetanic state; tetanic contraction. [1913 Webster]
- 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. --Foster. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Physiol. & Med.) Producing, or tending to produce, tetanus, or tonic contraction of the muscles; as, a tetanic remedy. See Tetanic, n. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]