orthotonos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. muscular rigidity associated with tetanus

Word forms

orthotonos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + τόνος (tónos, “tension”). See further at opisthotonos.

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