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Opisthotonos

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Opˊis-thot′o-nos

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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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opisthotonus

Noun

opisthotonos ‎(uncountable)

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

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