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Definition of Entasia
1. n. Tonic spasm; -- applied generically to denote any disease characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc.
Definition of Entasia
1. Noun. (medicine) tonic spasm; any disease characterized by tonic spasms, such as tetanus or trismus ¹
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Definition of Entasia
1. spasmodic contraction of a muscle [n -S]
Medical Definition of Entasia
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Entasia
Literary usage of Entasia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The study of medicine by John Mason Good, Samuel Cooper (1829)
"CONSTRICTIVE SPASM. IRREGULAR MUSCULAR ACTION PRODUCING CONTRACTION, RIGIDITY,
OR BOTH. entasia is derived from the Greek ..."
2. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1838)
"Hydrophobia, or entasia lyssa.—With regard to the symptoms of spontaneous rabies
in the dog, there appears little resemblance between them and those ..."
3. A Synopsis of lectures on medical science: Embracing the Principles of by Alva Curtis (1858)
"entasia tetanus. Stretching spasm. Character.—" Permanent, tonic spasm in some
or all the locomotive m cíes; ... entasia trismus. Locked jaws. Varieties.—1. ..."
4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to muscular contraction: paroxysm, convulsion, throe, cramp, crick;
seizure, grip, gripe; spec, eclampsia, hiccup, entasia, flurry (a coi- ..."
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