spasmophilia

American  

[spaz-muh-fil-ee-uh] / ˌspæz məˈfɪl i ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. a condition in which only moderate mechanical or electrical stimulation produces spasms, convulsions, or tetany.

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Etymology

Origin of spasmophilia

From New Latin; see origin at spasm, -o-, -philia

Example Sentences

To control or prevent it we must direct attention not only to the condition of spasmophilia, but also to the management of the children who are always excitable and emotional.

From The Nervous Child by Cameron, Hector Charles

For our present purpose—the examination of some common neuroses of nursery life—it would be out of place to enter into a detailed consideration of this disorder of spasmophilia as a whole.

From The Nervous Child by Cameron, Hector Charles

It is in keeping with this that clinically we note how frequently spasmophilia and rickets occur in the same child.

From The Nervous Child by Cameron, Hector Charles