|  tetany 
 
 clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures;
 associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
 • Syn:
 tetanilla, intermittent tetanus, intermittent cramp, apyretic tetanus
 • Hypernyms:
 syndrome
 
 
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