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DictionarySeespasmcarpopedal spasm
car·po·ped·al spasmspasm of the feet and hands observed in hyperventilation, calcium deprivation, and tetany: flexion of the hands at the wrists and of the fingers at the metacarpophalangeal joints and extension of the fingers at the phalangeal joints; the feet are dorsiflexed at the ankles and the toes plantar flexed.carpopedal spasm Medicine Spasms of hands and feet due to ↓ Ca2+ or hyperventilationcar·po·ped·al spasm (kahr'pō-ped'ăl spazm) Spasm of the feet and hands observed in hyperventilation, calcium deprivation, and tetany: flexion of the hands at the wrists and of the fingers at the metacarpophalangeal joints and extension of the fingers at the phalangeal joints; the feet are dorsiflexed at the ankles and the toes plantar flexed. Synonym(s): carpopedal contraction. |