tetany meaning

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tetany (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.

Definition of tetany

  1. 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: tetanilla, intermittent tetanus, intermittent cramp, apyretic tetanus

    Type of: syndrome

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with TE · words ending in NY · 6-letter words

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