tet·a·ny | \ ˈte-tə-nē 
, ˈtet-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
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tetany
nountet·a·ny | \ ˈtet-ᵊn-ē, ˈtet-nē \
\ plural tetanies
Medical Definition of tetany
: 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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The first known use of tetany was circa 1885
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