tetany
11tetany — n. [Gr. tetanos, stiffness] State of contraction of a muscle caused by continuous stimulation either natural or electrical. tetracerous, tetracerate adj. [Gr. tetra, four; keras, horn] Having four horns. tetraclad n. [Gr. tetra, four; klados,… …
12tetany — noun A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism …
13tetany — n. disease causing powerful muscle spasms …
14tetany — [ tɛt(ə)ni] noun Medicine a condition of intermittent muscular spasms, caused by parathyroid malfunction and consequent calcium deficiency. Origin C19: from Fr. tétanie, from L. tetanus (see tetanus) …
15tetany — tet·a·ny …
16tetany — tet•a•ny [[t]ˈtɛt n i[/t]] n. pat a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism • Etymology: 1880–85; < NL tetania. See tetanus, y III …
17tetany — /ˈtɛtəni/ (say tetuhnee) noun a state marked by severe intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, frequently due to a deficiency of calcium salts. {New Latin tetania. See tetanus} …
18tetany — n. a disease with intermittent muscular spasms caused by malfunction of the parathyroid glands and a consequent deficiency of calcium. Etymology: F teacutetanie (as TETANUS) …
19neonatal tetany — tetany of newborn hypocalcemic tetany occurring in the first few days of life, often marked by irritability, muscular twitchings, jitteriness, tremors, and convulsions, and less frequently by laryngospasm and carpopedal spasm …
20hyperventilation tetany — tetany produced by forced inhalation and exhalation continued for a considerable time …
