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tetanomotor

tetanomotor noun: an instrument for tetanizing a muscle by irritating its nerve with successive mechanical or electrical shocks.

Noun

tetanomotor (plural tetanomotors)

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

Forms of tetanomotor

pluraltetanomotors

Questions about tetanomotor

What does tetanomotor mean?
Tetanomotor means an instrument for tetanizing a muscle by irritating its nerve with successive mechanical or electrical shocks.
What part of speech is tetanomotor?
Tetanomotor is a noun.
What is the plural of tetanomotor?
The plural of tetanomotor is tetanomotors.

Words near tetanomotor in the dictionary

  1. tetanocerid
  2. tetanocerids
  3. tetanoid
  4. tetanolysin
  5. tetanolysins
  6. tetanomotor
  7. tetanomotors
  8. tetanospasm
  9. tetanospasmin
  10. tetanospasmins
  11. tetanospasms

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