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 and Etymology of tetany
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin tetanus
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First Known Use: circa 1885
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medical Definition of tetany
plural tetanies
: 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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