Tetany
noun, Pathology.
1.
a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
noun
1.
(pathol) an abnormal increase in the excitability of nerves and muscles resulting in spasms of the arms and legs, caused by a deficiency of parathyroid secretion
tetany tet·a·ny (tět’n-ē)
n.
An abnormal condition characterized by periodic painful muscular spasms and tremors, caused by faulty calcium metabolism and associated with diminished function of the parathyroid glands. Also called intermittent cramp, intermittent tetanus.
Read Also:
- Tetartanopsia
tetartanopsia te·tar·ta·nop·si·a (tě-tār’tə-nŏp’sē-ə) n. A homonymous form of quadrantic hemianopsia. Also called tetartanopia.
- Tetartohedral
[ti-tahr-toh-hee-druh l] /tɪˌtɑr toʊˈhi drəl/ adjective 1. (of a crystal) having one fourth the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs. tetartohedral /tɪˌtɑːtəʊˈhiːdrəl/ adjective 1. (of a crystal) having one quarter of the number of faces necessary for the full symmetry of its crystal system
- Tetched
adjective 1. touched; slightly crazy.
- Tetchily
adjective, tetchier, tetchiest. 1. irritable; touchy. adjective tetchier, tetchiest 1. being or inclined to be cross, irritable, or touchy test
- Tetchiness
adjective, tetchier, tetchiest. 1. irritable; touchy. adjective tetchier, tetchiest 1. being or inclined to be cross, irritable, or touchy test