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US /ˈtɛtənəs/ UK /ˈtetənəs/
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2 noun · physiology: a sustained... tetanic contraction
Forms tetanic
Derived forms tetanicantitetanic
Related forms vaccinationmuscle spasm

From Latin tetanus, from Ancient Greek tetanos ("muscular spasm"), from teinein ("to stretch").

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