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Noun Concept
Categories: Category, Tetanus
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tetany  tetanilla  intermittent tetanus  intermittent cramp  apyretic tetanus
EN
Clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis WordNet 3.0
English:
medical sign
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Clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Tetany or tetanic seizure is a medical sign consisting of the involuntary contraction of muscles, which may be caused by disorders that increase the action potential frequency of muscle cells or the nerves that innervate them. Wikipedia
A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism. Wiktionary
Condition. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
syndrome
disease
sign
HAS KIND
Chvostek sign
grass tetany
Trousseau sign of latent tetany
DRUG USED FOR TREATMENT
calcium chloride
Calcium glucoheptonate
calcium gluconate
HAS CAUSE
hypocalcemia
HEALTH SPECIALTY
neurology
endocrinology
SUGGESTS THE EXISTENCE OF
hypocalcemia
SYMPTOMS
tetanus
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
tetany, tetanilla, intermittent tetanus, intermittent cramp, apyretic tetanus
Wikipedia
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tetany
Wikidata
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tetany
Wiktionary
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tetany
Wikipedia Redirections
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Heat tetany, tetanic seizure, Tetany (medical sign)

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