tetany
/ˈtetənɪ/noun
mass noun
- a condition marked by intermittent muscular spasms, caused by malfunction of the parathyroid glands and a consequent deficiency of calcium（由甲状旁腺功能失调而致缺钙引起的）手足搐搦。
词源
late 19th cent.: from French tétanie, from Latin tetanus （see TETANUS）.