tetanizev.
/ˈtɛtənʌɪz/, /ˈtɛtn̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈtɛtnˌaɪz/ transitive. To produce tetanus or tetanic spasms in.
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tetanize1897
1855 Fraser's Mag. 51 544 The common crab,..finding itself a prisoner, draws in its legs rigid, as if tetanized by the touch.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 819 A double electrode being applied to the posterior wall of the larynx so as to tetanise the interarytenoid.
Derivatives
ˈtetanized adj.
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spasmatic1601
cramped1702
spasmed1787
spasmodized1819
spasmya1849
tetanized1849
1849 H. M. Noad Lect. Electr. (ed. 3) 473 They then assume the tetanized condition, during which their limbs become completely stiffened.
ˈtetanizing n. and adj.
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tetanic1727
opisthotonic1734
orthotonic1748
tetanoid1856
tetanizing1874
tetaniform1887
tetanigenous1891
pleurotonic1899
tetanal1942
1874 A. B. Garrod & E. B. Baxter Essentials Materia Medica (ed. 4) 200 As a tetanising agent, it is inferior to strychnia and brucia.
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