tetanize

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verb

tet·​a·​nize ˈte-tə-ˌnīz 

tetanized; tetanizing

transitive verb

: to induce tetanus in

tetanize a muscle

tetanization

ˌte-tə-nə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌtet-nə-

noun

tetanization

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noun

tet·​a·​ni·​za·​tion ˌtetᵊnə̇ˈzāshən 

-ᵊnˌīˈz-

plural -s

: the induction of muscular tetanus

also : tetanized condition of muscle

Word History

Etymology

Noun

International Scientific Vocabulary tetanize + -ation

First Known Use

Verb

1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tetanize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize
• butterflies

Medical Definition

tetanize

transitive verb

tet·​a·​nize

variants also British tetanise

ˈtet-ᵊn-ˌīz 

tetanized also British tetanised; tetanizing also British tetanising

: to induce tetanus in

tetanize a muscle

tetanization noun

also British tetanisation

ˌtet-ᵊn-ə-ˈzā-shən, ˌtet-nə-