NOUN | state | intermittent cramp, tetany, tetanilla, intermittent tetanus, apyretic tetanus | clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures |
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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. | |
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Synonyms | tetany, tetanilla, intermittent tetanus, apyretic tetanus | |
Broader | syndrome | A pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease |
Catalan | tetània |
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