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tetanize

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tet·a·nize  (ttn-z)
tr.v. tet·a·nized, tet·a·niz·ing, tet·a·niz·es
To affect with tetanic convulsions; produce or induce tetanus in.
teta·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.
tetanize, tetanise [ˈtɛtəˌnaɪz]
vb
(Medicine) (tr) to induce tetanus in (a muscle); affect (a muscle) with tetanic spasms
tetanization , tetanisation n
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