tetany
Tetanie
A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolismA condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism.
/ˈtɛtəni/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism.
Tetanie
More definitions
- clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French tétanie, from New Latin tetania.Borrowed from French tétanie, from New Latin tetania.
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Forms
plural: tetanies| Singular | tetany |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis:tetanillaintermittent tetanusintermittent crampapyretic tetanus
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedtetanus
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable