spasmophilian.
/spazməʊˈfɪlɪə/ Pathology.
Undue tendency of the muscles to contract, esp. as caused by a deficiency of systemic calcium.
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spasmophilia1859
1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1177/2 Spasmophilia, an epithet by Jos. Frank applied to erratic, spasmodic affections.
1892 D. H. Tuke Dict. Psychol. Med. II. 843/1 Hyperæsthesia, with the corresponding hyperkinesis, spasmophilia or convulsions, is the principal symptom of spinal irritation.
1907 Brit. Jrnl. Children's Dis. 4 448 J. Zahorsky includes tetany, carpal spasm, carpopedal spasm, laryngospasm and eclampsia, under the name of spasmophilia.
1953 J. H. Ebbs in Gaisford & Lightwood Paediatrics I. xxxix. 436 Spasmophilia can be defined as an increased excitability of the neuro-muscular junction.
1976 Roumanian Jrnl. Med. Endocrinol. 14 249 Normocalcemic spasmophilia is not recognized as a morbid entity but as a minor symptom often associated to neurosis.
Derivatives
ˈspasmophile n. rare a person who suffers from spasmophilia.
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spasmophile1938
1938 S. Beckett Murphy 49 That schizoidal spasmophile.
spasmoˈphilic adj. of, relating to, or suffering from spasmophilia.
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spasmophilic1908
1908 Med. Rec. (N.Y.) 30 May 903/1 The theory..that spasmophilic diathesis is a form of latent tetany.
1930 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 22 Feb. 525/1 The calcium and inorganic phosphate tended toward spasmophilic levels.
1941 Amer. Jrnl. Dis. Children 61 376 (heading) Presentation of a spasmophilic newborn infant.
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