OPISTHOTONOS


Meaning of OPISTHOTONOS in English

ˌäpəsˈthät ə nəs, - ə nˌäs noun

( -es )

Etymology: Greek, drawn backwards, from opisth- + tonos stretching — more at tone

: a condition of tetanic spasm of the muscles of the back, causing the head and lower limbs to bend backward and the trunk to arch forward

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