Word: tetanies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
ta
nies
Definition: Plural of tetany; clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
Morphemes:
Affix: tetany
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tétanie
Language: fr
Decoded: tetanie
PoS: Noun
Meaning: tetany
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.