tetanic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
tetanic (not comparable)
- 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.
- causing tetanus
- of or relating to tetany
- causing tetany
Noun[edit]
tetanic (plural tetanics)
- Any substance that causes tetanic spasms.
- Nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine are tetanics.
Anagrams[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French tétanique.
Adjective[edit]
tetanic m or n (feminine singular tetanică, masculine plural tetanici, feminine and neuter plural tetanice)
Declension[edit]
Declension of tetanic
singular | plural | ||||||
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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 |
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