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BREAKING TETANUS

\bɹˈe͡ɪkɪŋ tˈɛtənəs], \bɹˈe‍ɪkɪŋ tˈɛtənəs], \b_ɹ_ˈeɪ_k_ɪ_ŋ t_ˈɛ_t_ə_n_ə_s]\

Definitions of BREAKING TETANUS

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A t. (2d def.) occurring at the moment of breaking the circuit in a muscle through which a galvanic current is passing.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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