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tet•a•nize
(tet′n īz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nized, -niz•ing. [Physiol.]
tet′a•ni•za′tion, n.
- Physiologyto induce tetanus in (a muscle).
- tetan(us) + -ize 1840–50