How do you use Tetany in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like syndrome, plus the exact meaning.
Tetany in a sentence
Tetany meaning
A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism.
Synonyms of Tetany
Using Tetany
- The main meaning on this page is: A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism.
- Useful related words include: tetanilla, intermittent tetanus, intermittent cramp, apyretic tetanus.
- In the example corpus, tetany often appears in combinations such as: tetany is.
Context around Tetany
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tetany
- In this selection, "tetany" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, winter, grass and may stand out and add context to how "tetany" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include earlier grass tetany may not and is called tetany. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tetany" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tetany
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As explained earlier, grass tetany may not always arise from a simple deficiency of magnesium. (15 words)
Winter tetany is most likely to happen when cow diets are radically changed from low- to high-quality forage diets. (20 words)
Since tetany is a nutritional issue, it isn’t isolated to just the spring and summer when we turn cattle out to grass; it can also happen while feeding hay. (30 words)
Sometimes the spasms affect muscles that help with breathing, which can lead to breathing problems. citation Prolonged muscular action causes sudden, powerful, and painful contractions of muscle groups, which is called "tetany". (32 words)
Since tetany is a nutritional issue, it isn’t isolated to just the spring and summer when we turn cattle out to grass; it can also happen while feeding hay. (30 words)
Winter tetany is most likely to happen when cow diets are radically changed from low- to high-quality forage diets. (20 words)
Example sentences (4)
Winter tetany is most likely to happen when cow diets are radically changed from low- to high-quality forage diets.
As explained earlier, grass tetany may not always arise from a simple deficiency of magnesium.
Since tetany is a nutritional issue, it isn’t isolated to just the spring and summer when we turn cattle out to grass; it can also happen while feeding hay.
Sometimes the spasms affect muscles that help with breathing, which can lead to breathing problems. citation Prolonged muscular action causes sudden, powerful, and painful contractions of muscle groups, which is called "tetany".
Common combinations with tetany
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- tetany is 2×