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spasmophilia

[ spaz-muh-fil-ee-uh ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spasmophilia1

From New Latin; spasm, -o-, -philia

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Example Sentences

These infants show also a morbid tendency to convulsions—spasmophilia.

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

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