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单词 tetany
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tet•a•ny  (tetn ē),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologya state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
  • Neo-Latin tetania. See tetanus, -y3
  • 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tetany /ˈtɛtənɪ/ n
  1. 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from French tétanie. See tetanus
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