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Meaning of TETANY

Pronunciation:  'tetunee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
 
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 Synonyms: apyretic tetanus, intermittent cramp, intermittent tetanus, tetanilla
 
 See Also: syndrome

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tet"a*ny\, n. (Med.)
A morbid condition resembling tetanus, but distinguished from
it by being less severe and having intermittent spasms.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Tetany is a cramplike involuntary spasm of muscles.
 
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