- tetanomotor
- An instrument by means of which tonic spasms are produced by the mechanical irritation of a hammer striking the motor nerve of the muscle affected. [tetano- + L. motor, a mover]
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tetanomotor
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Tetanomotor — Tet a*no*mo tor, n. (Physiol.) An instrument from tetanizing a muscle by irritating its nerve by successive mechanical shocks. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rudolf Heidenhain — Rudolf Heidenhain, ca. 1890 Rudolf Peter Henrich Heidenhain (* 29. Januar 1834 in Marienwerder (Westpreußen); † 13. Oktober 1897 in Breslau) war ein deutscher Physiologe. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
