The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tetanize
Tetanize \Tet"a*nize\, v. t. (Physiol.) To throw, as a muscle, into a state of permanent contraction; to cause tetanus in. See Tetanus, n., 2.
Wiktionary
tetanize
vb. (context biology transitive English) To throw (a muscle etc.) into a state of permanent contraction; to cause tetanus in.
Usage examples of "tetanize".
When Spock had been struck by this years before, it had been a tetanizing charge, calibrated to paralyze his muscles and render him unconscious.