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opisthotonic
opisthotonic (əˌpɪsθəˈtɒnɪk) adjof or relating to opisthotonosopisthotonic
o·pis·thot·on·ic (ō'pis-thot'ō-nik, ō-pis'thō-ton'ik), Relating to or characterized by opisthotonos.o·pis·thot·on·ic (ō'pis-thot'ŏ-nik) Relating to or characterized by opisthotonos. OPISTHOTONOSOPISTHOTONOSopisthotonos (o?pis-thot'o-nos) [? + tonos, tension] A tetanic spasm in which head and heels are bent backward and the body is bowed forward. This type of spasm is seen in strychnine poisoning, tetanus, epilepsy, the convulsions of rabies, and in severe cases of meningitis. In the latter case, the patient's neck is rigid and the head retracted, seeming to press into the pillow. See: illustration; emprosthotonos; pleurothotonosopisthotonic, adjectiveillustrationThesaurusSeeopisthotonos |