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 tet·a·ny /ˈtɛtṇi, ˈtɛtni/
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 tet·a·ny /ˈtɛtṇɪ, ˈtɛtnɪ/ 名詞
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 Tet·a·ny n. Med. A morbid condition resembling tetanus, but distinguished from it by being less severe and having intermittent spasms.
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 tetany
      n : clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular
          twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures;
          associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism)
          or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis [syn: tetanilla, intermittent
          tetanus, intermittent cramp, apyretic tetanus]