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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