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[n] severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back |
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OPISTHOTONOS is a 12 letter word that starts with O. |
| | See Also: | | cramp, muscle spasm, spasm |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Op`is*thot"o*nos\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? backwards +
? a stretching.] (Med.)
A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and
stiffened.
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