opisthotonos

English

Alternative forms

opisthotonus

Etymology

From Latin opisthotonus, and its source, Ancient Greek ὀπισθότονος (opisthótonos), corresponding to opistho- +‎ τόνος (tónos, “stretching, tension”).

Noun

opisthotonos (uncountable)

(medicine) Sustained tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened, as produced by various diseases. [from 16th c.]
- 1786, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana, 16 August:
  [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 […] .

Coordinate terms

emprosthotonos, emprosthotonus
orthotonos, orthotonus
pleurosthotonos, pleurosthotonus

单词	opisthotonos
释义	opisthotonos English Alternative forms opisthotonus Etymology From Latin opisthotonus, and its source, Ancient Greek ὀπισθότονος (opisthótonos), corresponding to opistho- +‎ τόνος (tónos, “stretching, tension”). Noun opisthotonos (uncountable) (medicine) Sustained tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened, as produced by various diseases. [from 16th c.] 1786, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana, 16 August: [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 […] . Coordinate terms emprosthotonos, emprosthotonus orthotonos, orthotonus pleurosthotonos, pleurosthotonus
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