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tetany

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɛtəni/Part of speech nounSorted aenttyStarts with TEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Muscle spasms or cramps often linked to low calcium levels.

Word origin

Borrowed from French tétanie, from New Latin tetania.

Used in a sentence

  • The tetany that was epidemic among slaved children was actually the result of severe calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D deficiency caused by chronic malnutrition.

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