English-Thai Dictionary
tetanic
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TETANIC
Te *tan "ic, a. Etym: [Cf. L. tetanicus suffering from tetanus, Gr. tétanique.]
1. (Physiol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to tetanus; having the character of tetanus; as, a tetanic state; tetanic contraction. 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.
2. (Physiol. & Med. )
Defn: Producing, or tending to produce, tetanus, or tonic contraction of the muscles; as, a tetanic remedy. See Tetanic, n.
TETANIC
TETANIC Te *tan "ic, n. (Physiol. & Med. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
tetanic
te tan ic |teˈtanik tɛˈtænɪk | ▶adjective relating to or characteristic of tetanus, esp. in connection with tonic muscle spasm. DERIVATIVES te tan i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN early 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek tetanikos, from tetanos (see tetanus ).
Oxford Dictionary
tetanic
tetanic |tɪˈtanɪk | ▶adjective relating to or characteristic of tetanus, especially in connection with tonic muscle spasm. DERIVATIVES tetanically adverb ORIGIN early 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek tetanikos, from tetanos (see tetanus ).
Spanish Dictionary
tetánico, -ca
tetánico, -ca adjetivo Del tétanos o relacionado con él .
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