Tetanize
Pronunciation : Tet"a*nize
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To throw, as a muscle, into a state of permanent contraction; to cause tetanus in. See Tetanus, n., 2.
t. (Physiol.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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