HyperDic: opisthotonos

English > 1 sense of the word opisthotonos:
NOUNstateopisthotonossevere spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back
English > opisthotonos: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningsevere spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back.
Broaderspasm, cramp, muscle spasmA painful and involuntary muscular contraction

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