— tetanically , adv.
/teuh tan"ik/ , adj.
1. Pathol. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
2. Med. noting a medicine or poison that can cause tetanic spasms of the muscles. Cf. tetany .
Also, tetanical .
[ 1720-30; tetanicus tetanikós, equiv. to tétan ( os ) spasm, TETANUS + -ikos -IC ]