EMPROSTHOTONOS


Meaning of EMPROSTHOTONOS in English

ˌemˌpräsˈthät ə nəs noun

( -es )

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek drawn forward and stiffened, from emprostho- (from emprosthen before, in front) + -tonos (from tenein to stretch)

: a tetanic spasm which bends the body ventralward

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