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Noun: intermittent tetanus
  1. Clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
    - tetany, tetanilla, intermittent cramp, apyretic tetanus

Type of: syndrome