First Known Use: circa 1885
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tetany
noun tet·a·ny \ˈte-tə-nē, ˈtet-nē\
Definition of TETANY
: a condition of physiological calcium imbalance marked by tonic spasm of muscles and often associated with deficient parathyroid secretion
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Origin of TETANY
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin tetanus
Medical Dictionary
tetany
noun tet·a·ny \ˈtet-ən-ē, ˈtet-nē\
plural tet·a·nies
Medical Definition of TETANY
: a condition of physiological calcium imbalance that is marked by intermittent tonic spasm of the voluntary muscles and is associated with deficiencies of parathyroid secretion or other disturbances (as vitamin D deficiency)
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