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TETANY
tetany, tetanilla, intermittent tetanus, intermittent cramp, apyretic tetanus
(noun) clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tetany (countable and uncountable, plural tetanies)
(medicine) A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism
Source: Wiktionary
Tet"a*ny, n. (Med.)
Definition: A morbid condition resembling tetanus, but distinguished from it by being less severe and having intermittent spasms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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