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opisthotonic

opisthotonic adjective: relating to opisthotonus.

Adjective

opisthotonic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to opisthotonus.
    • Her neck would be thrown back in an intense and sometimes agonizing opisthotonic posture.1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

Origin of opisthotonic

From opisthotonus + -ic.

Questions about opisthotonic

What does opisthotonic mean?
Opisthotonic means relating to opisthotonus.
What part of speech is opisthotonic?
Opisthotonic is an adjective.

Words near opisthotonic in the dictionary

  1. opisthothele
  2. opisthothoracic
  3. opisthothorax
  4. opisthotic
  5. opisthotics
  6. opisthotonic
  7. opisthotonos
  8. opisthotonus
  9. opistognathid
  10. opistognathids
  11. opistokont

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