tetany /tet·a·ny/ (-ne) a syndrome of sharp flexion of the wrist and ankle joints (carpopedal spasm), muscle twitching, cramps, and convulsions, sometimes with attacks of stridor; due to hyperexcitability of nerves and muscles caused by decreased extracellular ionized calcium in parathyroid hypofunction, vitamin D deficiency, or alkalosis, or following ingestion of alkaline salts.
duration tetany.
duration tetany a continuous tetanic contraction in response to a strong continuous current, seen especially in degenerated muscles.
gastric tetany a severe form due to disease of the stomach, with difficult respiration and painful tonic spasms of limbs.
hyperventilation tetany tetany produced by forced inhalation and exhalation over a period of time.
latent tetany tetany elicited by the application of electrical and mechanical stimulation.
neonatal tetany , tetany of newborn hypocalcemic tetany in the first few days of life, often marked by irritability, muscle twitchings, jitteriness, tremors, and convulsions, and less often by laryngospasm and carpopedal spasm.
parathyroid tetany , parathyroprival tetany tetany due to removal or hypofunction of the parathyroids.
du·ra·tion tetany (d -r  sh n)n. Abbr. DT A tonic spasm occurring in degenerated muscles upon application of a strong electric current. |
duration tetany.
See tetany.
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