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tetanic

n. நரப்பிசிவு நோய் மருந்து, (பெயரடை) நரப்பிசிவு நோய் சார்ந்த.


Te*tan"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. L. tetanicus suffering from tetanus, Gr. tétanique.] 1. (Physiol.) Defn: Of or pertaining to tetanus; having the character of tetanus; as, a tetanic state; tetanic contraction. This condition of muscle, this fusion of a number of simple spasms into an apparently smooth, continuous effort, is known as tetanus, or tetanic contraction. Foster. 2. (Physiol. & Med.) Defn: Producing, or tending to produce, tetanus, or tonic contraction of the muscles; as, a tetanic remedy. See Tetanic, n. Te*tan"ic, n. (Physiol. & Med.) Defn: A substance (notably nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine) which, either as a remedy or a poison, acts primarily on the spinal cord, and which, when taken in comparatively large quantity, produces tetanic spasms or convulsions.


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