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opisthotonos

opist·ho·to·nos

uncommon

noun

1.

severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back

Origin

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

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