tetany

tetany is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A morbid condition resembling tetanus, but distinguished from it by being less severe and having intermittent spasms. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 9 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A morbid condition resembling tetanus, but distinguished from it by being less severe and having intermittent spasms.
2. noun. 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: tetanilla

Synonyms

tetanilla

Common word forms

tetanies

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