tetany
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French tétanie, from New Latin tetania.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tetany (countable and uncountable, plural tetanies)
- (medicine) A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]condition
References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “tetany”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.