tetanic

English

Etymology

From French tétanique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈtænɪk/

Adjective

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.

2. causing tetanus
3. of or relating to tetany
4. causing tetany

Noun

tetanic (plural tetanics)

1. Any substance that causes tetanic spasms.

   Nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine are tetanics.

Anagrams

• entatic, nictate

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tétanique.

Adjective

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

1. tetanic

Declension

Declension of tetanic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	tetanic		tetanică	tetanici	tetanice
	definite	tetanicul		tetanica	tetanicii	tetanicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	tetanic		tetanice	tetanici	tetanice
	definite	tetanicului		tetanicei	tetanicilor	tetanicelor