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entasia

entasia noun: tonic spasm; any disease characterized by tonic spasms, such as tetanus or trismus.

Noun

entasia

  1. tonic spasm; any disease characterized by tonic spasms, such as tetanus or trismus

Origin of entasia

From Ancient Greek ἔντασις (éntasis, “tension, straining”) + -ia.

Questions about entasia

What does entasia mean?
Entasia means tonic spasm; any disease characterized by tonic spasms, such as tetanus or trismus.
What part of speech is entasia?
Entasia is a noun.

Words near entasia in the dictionary

  1. entanglingly
  2. entanglings
  3. entanglon
  4. entanglons
  5. entases
  6. entasia
  7. entasis
  8. entastic
  9. entatic
  10. entaxonic
  11. entaxy

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