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

1. Tonic spasm; applied generically to denote any disease characterised by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. See Entasis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Entasia

entamoeba
entamoeba histolytica
entamoebae
entamoebas
entamoebiasis
entangle
entangled
entanglement
entanglements
entangler
entanglers
entangles
entangling
entanglon
entases
entasia (current term)
entasias
entasis
entastic
entatic
entayle
entayled
entayles
entayling
entecavir
entelechies
entelechy
entelligent
entellus
entelluses

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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