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Opisthotonos
A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
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A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
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| Word | Definition |
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| opisthotonusnoun | Alternative form of opisthotonos. [(medicine) Sustained tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened, as produced by various diseases.] |
| orthotonosnoun | muscular rigidity associated with tetanus |
| emprosthotonusnoun | (medicine) A condition in which the body is bent sharply forward. |
| tetanospasmnoun | A tetanic spasm. |
| entasianoun | (medicine) tonic spasm; any disease characterized by tonic spasms, such as tetanus or trismus |
| catatonusnoun | (medicine) catatonia; rigidity of the body |
| myotasisnoun | (medicine) A stretching of muscle. |
| atheosisnoun | Misspelling of athetosis. [(medicine) A series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs, typically bilateral and symmetric and predominantly affecting the distal parts of the limbs.] |
| spasmus nutansnoun | (medicine) A syndrome characterised by the symptom triad of head nodding, ocular oscillations and anomalous head position (torticollis). |
| hypertonusnoun | (medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone. |
| tetanismnoun | (medicine) A form of more or less continuous muscular hypertonicity sometimes seen in young infants. |
| stiff person syndromenoun | (medicine) A rare neurological disorder characterized by progressive rigidity and stiffness, primarily of the axial musculature, resulting in postural deformities. |
| clonusnoun | (medicine) A muscular spasm with regular contractions. |
| hypertonianoun | (medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy. |
| athetosisnoun | (medicine) A series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs, typically bilateral and symmetric and predominantly affecting the distal parts of the limbs. |
| tetanizationnoun | (physiology) The production or condition of tetanus. |
| stiff-person syndromenoun | Alternative form of stiff person syndrome. [(medicine) A rare neurological disorder characterized by progressive rigidity and stiffness, primarily of the axial musculature, resulting in postural deformities.] |
| clonismnoun | (rare) Prejudice against genetic clones. |
| pleurothotonusnoun | (medicine) A rare neurological disorder characterized by dystonia and abnormal and sustained involuntary muscle contraction. |
| podismusnoun | (medicine, archaic) spasm of the muscles of the foot |
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