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
15 November 2024
(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
