tetanic Definition
te·tanic (te tan′ik)
adjective
of, like, characterized by, or producing tetanus
Etymology: L tetanicus < Gr tetanikos < tetanos, a spasm: see tetanus
noun
any drug, as strychnine, capable of producing tetanic spasms of the muscles
tetanic Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- stimulation: This excitation requires brief tetanic stimulation of parallel fibers and is modified by intracellular factors such as activity in the climbing fiber.
- contraction: Death is due to respiratory muscle spasm ( remember " tetanic contractions " from your work in physiology - where muscle never rests ).
- stimulus: We now believe that the tetanic stimulus causes the release of a large amount of GABA.
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