tetanize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To throw (a muscle etc.) into a state of permanent contraction; to cause tetanus in.

Word forms

tetanize tetanizes tetanizing tetanized tetanise

Etymology

From French tétaniser.

Related words

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