'Tetany' definitions:

Definition of 'tetany'

(from WordNet)
noun
Clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis [syn: tetany, tetanilla, intermittent tetanus, intermittent cramp, apyretic tetanus]

Definition of 'Tetany'

From: GCIDE
  • Tetany \Tet"a*ny\, n. (Med.) A morbid condition resembling tetanus, but distinguished from it by being less severe and having intermittent spasms. [1913 Webster]

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