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carpopedal spasm
car·po·pe·dal spasm [ krpō pedd'l spazzəm, krpō pd'l spazzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
spasm of the hands and feet: the tight muscular spasm of the hands and feet occurring especially in tetany
[<carpus + pedal2]
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