tetanomotor

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noun

An instrument for tetanizing a muscle by irritating its nerve with successive mechanical or electrical shocks.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nountetanomotor (plural tetanomotors)

plural tetanomotors

  1. historicalmedicineAn instrument for tetanizing a muscle by irritating its nerve with successive mechanical or electrical shocks.
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tetanomotor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetanomotor

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Chicago

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