Defn: A substance (notably nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine) which, either as a remedy or a poison, acts primarily on the spinal cord, and which, when taken in comparatively large quantity, produces tetanic spasms or convulsions.
TETANIN
Tet"a*nin, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth through the agency of a peculiar microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus; — so called because it produces tetanus as one of its prominent effects.
TETANIZATION
Tet`a*ni*za"tion, n. (Physiol.)
Defn: The production or condition of tetanus.
TETANIZE
Tet"a*nize, v. t. (Physiol.)
Defn: To throw, as a muscle, into a state of permanent contraction; to cause tetanus in. See Tetanus, n., 2.
TETANOID
Tet"a*noid, a. Etym: [Tetanus + -oid.] (Med. & Physiol.)
Defn: Resembling tetanus.
TETANOMOTOR
Tet`a*no*mo"tor, n. (Physiol.)