Tetanic
/təˈtæn.ɪk/
"Tetanic" in a Sentence (3 examples)
This condition of muscle, this fusion of a number of simple spasms into an apparently smooth, continuous effort, is known as tetanus, or tetanic contraction.
“The convulsions were of a peculiar violence, Dr. Wilkins. I am sorry you were not here in time to witness them. They were quite—tetanic in character.”
Nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine are tetanics.