English Explanatory Dictionary

opisthotonos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Sustained tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened, as produced by various diseases.

Word forms

opisthotonos opisthotonus

Etymology

From Latin opisthotonus, and its source, Ancient Greek ὀπισθότονος (opisthótonos), corresponding to opistho- + tonus (“muscle tension”).

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