tetanize

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tetn īz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tet•a•nize  (tetn īz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nized, -niz•ing. [Physiol.]
  1. Physiologyto induce tetanus in (a muscle).
Also,[esp. Brit.,] teta•nise′. 
  • tetan(us) + -ize 1840–50
tet′a•ni•zation, n. 

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