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Opisthotonos
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Opˊis-thot′o-nos
,Noun.
[NL., from Gr. [GREEK] backwards + [GREEK] a stretching.]
(Med.)
A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
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opisthotonos
opisthotonos
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Noun
opisthotonos (uncountable)
Coordinate terms
- emprosthotonos, emprosthotonus
- orthotonos, orthotonus
- pleurosthotonos, pleurosthotonus