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).
- synonyms: tetany, tetanilla, intermittent tetanus, intermittent cramp
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