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English noun: tetany

1. tetany (state) clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis


Synonymsapyretic tetanus, intermittent cramp, intermittent tetanus, tetanilla


Broader (hypernym)syndrome









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