tetanic adjective.
[tɪ'tanɪk] E18.[Latin tetanicus from Greek tetanikos, from tetanos: see TETANUS, -IC.]Medicine. Of, pertaining to, characterized by, or characteristic of tetanus or tetany;
esp. designating tonic muscular contraction.
■ tetanically adverb L19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲