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Categories: Category, Tetanus, Electrophysiology
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tetanus  tetanic contraction  physiologic tetanus  tetanic contractions  tetanic force
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A sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses WordNet 3.0
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A sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A tetanic contraction is a sustained muscle contraction evoked when the motor nerve that innervates a skeletal muscle emits action potentials at a very high rate. Wikipedia
Muscle contraction in which a skeletal muscle stays full contracted, under voluntary control, until the mind decides to relax it Wikidata
A state of muscle tension caused by sustained contraction arising from a rapid series of nerve impulses which do not allow the muscle to relax. Wiktionary
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