See Also: opisthotonos(medicine)
opisthotonos(dictionary)

opisthotonos (iou)



opisthotonos noun. Also opisthotonus. M17.
[Late Latin opisthotonus from Greek opisthotonos drawn backwards, formed as OPISTHO- + -tonos stretched.]
Medicine. Spasm of the muscles causing the head, neck, and spine to be arched backwards, as in severe tetanus, some kinds of meningitis, strychnine poisoning, etc.
opistho'tonic adjective E17.