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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 tet·a·ny /ˈtɛtṇi, ˈtɛtni/
 強直

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 tet·a·ny /ˈtɛtṇɪ, ˈtɛtnɪ/ 名詞
 手足搐搦

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Tet·a·ny n. Med. A morbid condition resembling tetanus, but distinguished from it by being less severe and having intermittent spasms.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 tetany
      n : clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular
          twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures;
          associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism)
          or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis [syn: tetanilla, intermittent
           tetanus, intermittent cramp, apyretic tetanus]