opisthotonos

== English == === Alternative forms === opisthotonus === Etymology === From Latin opisthotonus, and its source, Ancient Greek ὀπισθότονος (opisthótonos), corresponding to opistho- +‎ tonus (“muscle 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.] ==== Coordinate terms ==== emprosthotonus, emprosthotonos orthotonos, orthotonus pleurothotonus, pleurothotonos, pleurosthotonus, pleurosthotonos