opisthotonos
[ ŏp′ĭs-thŏt′n-əs ]
n.
A tetanic spasm in which the head and feet are drawn backward and the spine arches forward.
Other words from opisthotonos
o•pis′tho•ton′ic (ə-pĭs′thə-tŏn′ĭk) adj.Words nearby opisthotonos
opisthorchiasis,
opisthorchis,
opisthorchis felineus,
opisthorchis viverrini,
opisthosoma,
opisthotonos,
opium,
opium den,
opium poppy,
opium war,
opium wars
Example sentences from the Web for opisthotonos
Then I said, 'Do you not see that the child is suffering from Opisthotonos?'
Jerome Cardan |William George WatersMeschede speaks of opisthotonos as a rare complication in his cases.