OPISTHOTONOS

opisthotonos

(noun) severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

opisthotonos (uncountable)

(medicine) A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.

Coordinate terms

• 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

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