• (n.) The production or condition of tetanus.
(tet″ә-nĭ-za´shәn) the act of tetanizing a muscle.
Tet`a·ni·za'tion noun (Physiol.) The production or condition of tetanus. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: tet′ă-ni-zā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The act of tetanizing the muscles. 2. A condition of tetaniform spasm.
tetanization The production or condition of tetanus (physiological tetanus, a state of sustained muscular contraction without periods of relaxation caused by repetitive stimulation of the motor nerve trunk at frequencies so high that individual muscle twitches are fused and cannot be distinguished from one another, also called tonic spasm and tetan...