grass tetany
noun
: a disease of cattle and especially milk cows marked by tetanic staggering, convulsions, coma, and frequently death and caused by reduction of blood calcium and magnesium when overeating on lush pasture
called also hypomagnesia
compare milk fever sense 2, staggers sense 1Cite this Entry
“Grass tetany.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/grass%20tetany. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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