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opisthotonus

opisthotonus is the alternative form of opisthotonos.

Meaning of opisthotonos

Noun

opisthotonos (uncountable)

  1. Sustained tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened, as produced by various diseases.
    • [T]he Actors struggled & bounced, and sprunted as if in Convulsions; like Patients under the Influence of a Disease called in Jamaica the Opisthotonos or dry Gripes […].1786 August 16, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana

Words formed from opisthotonus

Questions about opisthotonus

What is opisthotonus the alternative form of?
Opisthotonus is the alternative form of opisthotonos.

Words near opisthotonus in the dictionary

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

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