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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024te•tan•ic (tə tan′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - Pathologypertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- Medicinenoting a medicine or poison that can cause tetanic spasms of the muscles. Cf. tetany.
Also, te•tan′i•cal. - Greek tetanikós, equivalent. to tétan(os) spasm, tetanus + -ikos -ic
- Latin tetanicus
- 1720–30
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