tetanic

adjective

te·​tan·​ic te-ˈta-nik 

: of, relating to, being, or tending to produce tetany or tetanus

tetanically

te-ˈta-ni-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1727, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tetanic

• botanic
• brahmanic
• britannic
• galvanic
• germanic
• hispanic
• koranic
• mechanic
• organic
• puranic
• quranic
• romanic

Medical Definition

tetanic

adjective

te·​tan·​ic te-ˈtan-ik 

: of, relating to, being, or tending to produce tetany or tetanus

a tetanic condition

tetanic contractions

tetanically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb