'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]