"Opisthotonos" is a word in ENGLISH
A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards
and stiffened.
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Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic.
Read the complete definitionOf or pertaining to tetanus; having the character of tetanus; as, a tetanic state; tetanic contraction.
Read the complete definitionProducing, or tending to produce, tetanus, or tonic contraction of the muscles; as, a tetanic remedy. See Tetanic, n.
Read the complete definitionA substance (notably nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine) which, either as a remedy or a poison, acts primarily on the …
Read the complete definitionThe production or condition of tetanus.
Read the complete definitionTo throw, as a muscle, into a state of permanent contraction; to cause tetanus in. See Tetanus, n., 2.
Read the complete definitionAn instrument from tetanizing a muscle by irritating its nerve by successive mechanical shocks.
Read the complete definitionA poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, found in opium in small quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic action resembling …
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