Associations to the word «Tetany»
Noun
- Spasm
- Convulsion
- Cramp
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Contraction
- Seizure
- Muscle
- Seizing
- Gland
- Potassium
- Jessie
- Extremity
- Symptom
- Pasture
- Deficiency
- Vitamin
- Grass
- Mg
- Sign
- Nerve
- Plasma
- Weakness
- Shock
- Disorder
- Cattle
- Concentration
- Level
- Disease
- Close
- Cause
- Blood
- Bone
- Damage
- Mouth
- Growth
- Leg
- Lead
- Animal
- Condition
- Shoulder
- Patient
- Effect
- Standing
- Loss
- Result
- Problem
- Arm
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Wiktionary
TETANY, noun. (medicine) A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism
Dictionary definition
TETANY, noun. Clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis.
Wise words
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