tetany
te·tany
noun
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
Origin
Borrowed from French tétanie, from New Latin tetania.
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