tetany
tet·a·ny
noun \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
Origin of TETANY
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin tetanus
First Known Use: circa 1885
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