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Meaning of tetanic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
/təˈtæn.ɪk/

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to tetanus.
    not-comparable
  2. Causing tetanus.
    not-comparable
  3. Of or relating to tetany.
    not-comparable
  4. Causing tetany.
    not-comparable

Examples

“This condition of muscle, this fusion of a number of simple spasms into an apparently smooth, continuous effort, is known as tetanus, or tetanic contraction.”
““The convulsions were of a peculiar violence, Dr. Wilkins. I am sorry you were not here in time to witness them. They were quite—tetanic in character.””

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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