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tetany

English

Etymology

From French tétanie.

Noun

tetany (countable and uncountable, plural tetanies)

  1. (medicine) A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism

Translations

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tetanic

English

Etymology

From French tétanique.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t??tæn?k/

Adjective

tetanic (not comparable)

  1. of or relating to tetanus
    • 1876, Michael Foster, A Textbook of Physiology
      This condition of muscle, this fusion of a number of simple spasms into an apparently smooth, continuous effort, is known as tetanus, or tetanic contraction.
  2. causing tetanus
  3. of or relating to tetany
  4. causing tetany

Noun

tetanic (plural tetanics)

  1. Any substance that causes tetanic spasms.

Anagrams

  • entatic, nictate

Romanian

Etymology

From French tétanique.

Adjective

tetanic m or n (feminine singular tetanic?, masculine plural tetanici, feminine and neuter plural tetanice)

  1. tetanic

Declension

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