- tetanoid
- tet·a·noid
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tetanoid
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Tetanoid — Tet a*noid, a. [Tetanus + oid.] (Med. & Physiol.) Resembling tetanus. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tetanoid — 1. Resembling or of the nature of tetanus. SYN: tetaniform. 2. Resembling tetany. [tetano + G. eidos, resemblance] * * * tet·a·noid tet ən .ȯid adj resembling tetanus or tetany <tetanoid spasms> * * * tet·a·noid (tetґə noid) [tetanus… … Medical dictionary
tetanoid — ˈtetənˌȯid adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tetan + oid : resembling tetanus or tetany tetanoid spasms … Useful english dictionary
tetanoid — te|ta|no|id <zu ↑...oid> svw. ↑tetaniform … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
tetanoid paraplegia — senile p … Medical dictionary
eidetic image — Also referred to as eidetic imagery, eidetic phenomenon, mental imagery, imagery, and photographic memory. The adjective eidetic comes from the Greek noun eidos, which means appearance or idea. The term eidetic image was introduced in or… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
tetaniform — SYN: tetanoid (1). * * * te·tan·i·form (tə tanґĭ form) [tetanus + form] like or resembling tetanus or tetany; tetanoid … Medical dictionary
tetanus — tetanal, adj. tetanoid, adj. /tet n euhs/, n. 1. Pathol. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the… … Universalium
laudanine — An isoquinoline alkaloid derived from the mother liquor of morphine; it causes tetanoid convulsions, with action similar to that of strychnine. * * * lau·da·nine lȯd ən .ēn n a poisonous crystalline optically inactive alkaloid C20H25NO4 obtained … Medical dictionary
senile paraplegia — spastic paraplegia in the elderly, usually caused by transverse lesions of the spinal cord or by anterolateral sclerosis. Called also tetanoid p … Medical dictionary
