tetanize
verb
tet·a·nize
ˈte-tə-ˌnīz 
tetanized; tetanizing
: to induce tetanus in
tetanize a muscle
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tetanize
transitive verb
tet·a·nize
variants
also British tetanise
tetanized also British tetanised; tetanizing also British tetanising
: to induce tetanus in
tetanize a muscle
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