carpopedal spasm
noun
car·po·ped·al spasm
ˌkär-pə-ˌped-ᵊl-, -ˌpēd-
: a spasmodic contraction of the muscles of the hands, feet, and especially the wrists and ankles (as that occurring in alkalosis and tetany)
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