tĕtănus, i, m., = τέτανος,
a stiffness or spasm of the neck , tetanus , Plin. 23, 1, 24, § 48; 31, 10, 46, § 122; Scrib. Comp. 101 (in Cels. 4, 3, written as Greek).
·noun That condition of a muscle in which it is in a state of continued vibratory contraction, as wh...
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