tetaniform,a.|ˈtɛtənɪfɔːm| [f. tetan-us + -form.] = tetanoid. 1887A. M. Brown Anim. Alkaloids 153 In the common and ordinary form the dominant nervous factor is the delirium; in the cerebrospinal it is the tetaniform.1899Allbutt's Syst.Med. VII. 531 Tetaniform tonic convulsions.