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    TETANY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    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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