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OPISTHOTONOS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does opisthotonos mean?
• OPISTHOTONOS (noun)
The noun OPISTHOTONOS has 1 sense:
1. severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back
Familiarity information: OPISTHOTONOS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("opisthotonos" is a kind of...):
cramp; muscle spasm; spasm (a painful and involuntary muscular contraction)
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