Noun: tetany te-tu-nee
- Clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency, vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
"The patient's tetany was caused by severe hypoparathyroidism";
- tetanilla, intermittent tetanus, intermittent cramp
Derived forms: tetanies
Type of: syndrome
Encyclopedia: Tetany