| Pronunciation: | | 'tetunee
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| Matching Terms: | | tetanic, tetanilla, tetanin, tetanization, tetanize, tetanoid, tetanomotor, tetanus, tetanus antitoxin, tetanus immune globulin, tetanus immunoglobulin, tetanus-diphtheria booster
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| | Definition: | | [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 |
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| | Synonyms: | | apyretic tetanus, intermittent cramp, intermittent tetanus, tetanilla |
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| | See Also: | | syndrome |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tet"a*ny\, n. (Med.)
A morbid condition resembling tetanus, but distinguished from
it by being less severe and having intermittent spasms.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Tetany is a cramplike involuntary spasm of muscles. |
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