Thesaurus: tetany

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1. n. A morbid condition resembling tetanus, but distinguished from it by being less severe and having intermittent spasms.
2. n. clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
3. A morbid condition resembling tetanus, but distinguished from it by being less severe and having intermittent spasms.
4. A morbid condition resembling tetanus, but distinguished fromit by being less severe and having intermittent spasms.
5. n clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis