Definition of "opisthotonos" [‖Op•is•thot•o•nos]

• A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened. (noun)

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• "That's called opisthotonos -- typical of this condition. ""
• "Oculogyric crisis, blepharospasm, respiratory stridor with cyanosis, torticollis, and opisthotonos can occur, as well as slow, writhing movements of the extremities."
• "He was motionless, his legs extended stiffly, his back arched in a dreadful opisthotonos, his eyes staring."