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TETANIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tetanic mean?
• TETANIC (adjective)
The adjective TETANIC has 2 senses:
1. of or relating to or causing tetany
2. of or relating to or causing tetanus
Familiarity information: TETANIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or causing tetany
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
tetany (clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to or causing tetanus
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
tetanus (an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages)
Context examples
Carbamazepine exerts its anticonvulsant activity by reducing polysynaptic responses and blocking post-tetanic potentiation.
(Carbamazepine, NCI Thesaurus)
Tetanic stimulation of afferents in the CA1 region of the hippocampus induces glutamate release and activation of glutamate receptors in dendritic spines.
(Long-Term Potentiation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
Phenytoin potentially acts by promoting sodium efflux from neurons located in the motor cortex reducing post-tetanic potentiation at synapses.
(Phenytoin, NCI Thesaurus)
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