tetany

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French tétanie, from New Latin tetania.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛtəni/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

tetany (countable and uncountable, plural tetanies)

1. (medicine) A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism.

Derived terms

• grass tetany
• transit tetany
• transport tetany

Related terms

• tetanus

Translations

condition

• French: tétanie (fr) f
• German: Tetanie f
• Italian: tetania f
• Polish: tężyczka f
• Spanish: tetania f