opisthotonos
(noun) severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back
Source: WordNet® 3.1
opisthotonos (uncountable)
(medicine) A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
• emprosthotonos, emprosthotonus
• orthotonos, orthotonus
• pleurosthotonos, pleurosthotonus
Source: Wiktionary
Op`is*thot"o*nos, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 February 2025
(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
