TETANY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis

Synonyms:

apyretic tetanus; intermittent cramp; intermittent tetanus; tetanilla; tetany

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("tetany" is a kind of...):

syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)

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