tetany
31duration tetany — a continuous tetanic contraction in response to a very strong continuous current; it occurs especially in degenerated muscles; abbreviated Dt …
32gastric tetany — a severe form due to disease of the stomach, attended by difficult respiration and painful tonic spasms of the extremities …
33grass tetany — /gras ˈtɛtəni/ (say grahs tetuhnee) noun a disease of cattle and sheep marked by staggering, convulsions and coma, caused by reduction of blood calcium and magnesium when overeating on lush pastures. Also, grass staggers …
34grass tetany — noun or grass staggers : a disease of cattle (as milch cows) marked by tetanic staggering, convulsions, coma, and frequently death and caused by reduction of blood calcium and magnesium when overeating on lush pasture compare milk fever …
35lactation tetany — noun : milk fever 1 …
36ТЕТАНИЯ — (tetany) спазм и судорожные подергивания мышц, особенно мышц лица, кистей и стоп. Причиной развития тетании является уменьшение содержания ионов кальция в крови, которое может быть связано с недостаточной активностью паращитовидных желез,… …
37hypoparathyroidism — A condition due to diminution or absence of the secretion of the parathyroid hormones, with low serum calcium and tetany, and sometimes with increased bone density. SEE ALSO: pseudohypoparathyroidism. SYN: parathyroid insufficiency …
38Chvostek sign — The Chvostek sign (also Weiss sign) is one of the signs of tetany seen in hypocalcemia. It refers to an abnormal reaction to the stimulation of the facial nerve. When the facial nerve is tapped at the angle of the jaw (i.e. masseter muscle), the… …
39Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… …
40phenomenon — 1. A symptom; an occurrence of any sort, whether ordinary or extraordinary, in relation to a disease. 2. Any unusual fact or occurrence. [G. phainomenon, fr. phaino, to cause to appear] adhesion p. a p. manifested by the adherence of antigen… …
