Medical Dictionary

subtetanic

adj sub·te·tan·ic \ˌsəb-te-ˈtan-ik\

Medical Definition of SUBTETANIC

:  approaching tetany or tetanus especially in form or degree of contraction <subtetanic contractions of the duodenum> <a subtetanic convulsion>

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