tetanize
Induce muscle contraction
Tetanize means to cause sustained muscular contraction, as occurs in tetanus.
The term appears in medical and physiological contexts: The electrical stimulus tetanized the muscle.
More loosely, it can describe any sudden, rigid tensing: Fear tetanized her limbs.
Involuntary muscle contraction
- contractionReduction in size
- rigidityState of being unbending
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- twitchInvoluntary muscular jerk
seizure · cramp · stiffness · muscle · tremor · jerk · shudder · quiver
spasm
Involuntary muscle contraction
- contractionReduction in size
- rigidityState of being unbending
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
twitch · seizure · cramp · stiffness · muscle · tremor · jerk · shudder · quiver · flinch
stimulation
Evoking a response
voltage · shock · galvanic · nerve · impulse · frequency · activation · depolarization · threshold · excitation
toxin
Biological-origin harm agent
infection · vaccine · booster · immunization · prophylaxis · neonatal · jaw · bacterium · toxoid