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Opisthotonos logo #10101) Cramp 2) Muscle spasm 3) Spasm
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opisthotonos

opisthotonos logo #20001Latin, meaning: A disease where the body is curved backward.
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Opisthotonos

Opisthotonos logo #21002• (n.) A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
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opisthotonos

opisthotonos logo #21005(opistho- + Gr. tonos tension) a form of spasm in which the head and the heels are bent backward and the body bowed forward.
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opisthotonos

opisthotonos logo #20973<neurology> A form of spasm in which the head and the heels are bent backward and the body bowed forward. ... Origin: Gr. Tonos = tension ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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opisthotonos

opisthotonos logo #21001(o″pis-thot´ә-nәs) a form of spasm in which the head and heels are bent backward and the body bowed forward. adj., opisthoton´ic., adj.
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Opisthotonos

Opisthotonos logo #20972Op`is·thot'o·nos noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... backwards + ... a stretching.] (Medicine) A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
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opisthotonos

opisthotonos logo #21219Type: Term Pronunciation: ō′pis-thot′ō-nŭs Definitions: 1. A tetanic spasm in which the spine and extremities are bent with convexity forward, the body resting on the head and the heels.
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Opisthotonos

Opisthotonos logo #20909Opisthotonos: A great rigid spasm of the body with the back fully arched and the heels and head bent back. Opisthotonos occurs in meningitis, especially in infants, due to irritation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It also occurs with depressed brain function and injury to the brain. Opisthotonos is an ominous neurologic sig...
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Opisthotonos

Opisthotonos logo #21217Opisthotonos is a tetanus-like muscular contraction spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
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opisthotonos logo #20400[n] - severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back
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opisthotonos

opisthotonos logo #24151characteristic symptom of tetanus that results in uncontrolled muscular spasms and backward arching of the neck and spine
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opisthotonos logo #20974 noun severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back
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opisthotonos logo #22993A disease where the body is curved backward.
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