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emprosthotonos

noun em·pros·thot·o·nos \ˌem-ˌpräs-ˈthät-ən-əs\

Medical Definition of EMPROSTHOTONOS

:  a tetanic spasm in which the head and feet are brought forward toward each other and the back arched

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