phosphate tetany

phosphate tetany
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  • Milk-and-alkali tetany — is a form of tetany cramps of the wrists and hands (carpal spasm) or legs (pedal spasm) caused by an electrolyte imbalance. Sufferers from peptic ulcers often take an alkali such as bicarbonate of soda to relieve the symptoms, and wash it down… …   Wikipedia

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  • Rickets — A disease of infants and children that disturbs normal bone formation (ossification). Rickets is a failure to mineralize bone. This softens bone (producing osteomalacia) and permits marked bending and distortion of bones. Up through the first… …   Medical dictionary

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  • hypoparathyroidism — A condition due to diminution or absence of the secretion of the parathyroid hormones, with low serum calcium and tetany, and sometimes with increased bone density. SEE ALSO: pseudohypoparathyroidism. SYN: parathyroid insufficiency …   Medical dictionary

  • bone disease — Introduction  any of the diseases or injuries that affect human bones (bone). Diseases and injuries of bones are major causes of abnormalities of the human skeletal system (skeletal system, human). Although physical injury, causing fracture,… …   Universalium

  • parathyroid gland — Anat. any of several small oval glands usually lying near or embedded in the thyroid gland. [1900 05] * * * Endocrine gland, two to eight of which are embedded in each side of the thyroid gland. It secretes parathyroid hormone, which regulates… …   Universalium

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