Etymology

tetany

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Today it means: A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism. Full definition →

French tétanie ← New Latin tetania
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  1. New Latin · derived fromtetania
  2. French · borrowed fromtétanie
  3. English todaytetany

Borrowed from French tétanie, from New Latin tetania.

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