apyretic tetanus
- noun
- /ˌeɪpəˈrɛtɪk ˈtɛtənəs/
- Specialized
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tétano apirético
- The patient was diagnosed with apyretic tetanus after presenting with muscle cramps and no fever.
Examples
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In cases of severe calcium deficiency, apyretic tetanus may develop, leading to dangerous muscle spasms.
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Unlike typical tetanus, apyretic tetanus occurs without fever but with similar neurological symptoms.
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The patient was diagnosed with apyretic tetanus after experiencing muscle twitching.
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Have you ever heard of apyretic tetanus?
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The patient was diagnosed with apyretic tetanus after presenting with muscle cramps and no fever.
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In cases of severe calcium deficiency, apyretic tetanus may develop, leading to dangerous muscle spasms.
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Unlike typical tetanus, apyretic tetanus occurs without fever but with similar neurological symptoms.
Synonyms
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A condition that causes muscle twitching and painful cramps, often from low calcium
A condition that causes repeated muscle cramps and twitching, often from low calcium or vitamin D
A condition causing muscle twitches, painful cramps, and sometimes seizures from low calcium
Painful muscle twitching that comes and goes, sometimes with seizures, from low calcium or vitamin D
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
apyretic + tetanus
The term is compositionally transparent: 'apyretic' means 'without fever' (a- negation + pyretic/fever) and 'tetanus' denotes sustained muscle contraction/spasm, so together they literally denote 'tetanus without fever'. Although medical, the negation prefix and noun combine in a predictable, cross-linguistically common way, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Apyretic tetanus combines apyretic (meaning 'no fever') and tetanus (a condition of strong muscle stiffness and spasms). It names the muscle cramps and twitches that look like tetanus but happen 'without' fever, often when someone has very low calcium or vitamin D.