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TETANILLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
Synonyms:
apyretic tetanus; intermittent cramp; intermittent tetanus; tetanilla; tetany
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("tetanilla" is a kind of...):
syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)