tetanic
/tɪˈtanɪk
/adjective
Relating to or characteristic of tetanus, especially in connection with tonic muscle spasm.Tetanus infection can cause production of a neurotoxin, leading to tetanic muscle contractions....
- Three days after being given intravenous zoledronic acid, he had tetanic spasms and paraesthesia.
- Clearly, tetanic stimulation of the quadriceps muscle is not feasible in unanesthetized human subjects.
Derivatives
tetanically
- These results suggest that in normal medium both single and tetanically evoked mossy fiber calcium responses are inhibited by released zinc, with the single-field potentials remaining unaltered.
- We investigated the influence of hyperoxia on O2 uptake in tetanically contracting canine gastrocnemius.
- Finally, the structural and metabolic characteristics of the tetanically stimulated muscles are restored to values that allow electrically supported standing up and standing.
Origin
Early 18th century: via Latin from Greek tetanikos, from tetanos (see tetanus).
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