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opisthotonos

noun op·is·thot·o·nos \ˌäp-əs-ˈthät-ən-əs\

Medical Definition of OPISTHOTONOS

:  a condition of spasm of the muscles of the back, causing the head and lower limbs to bend backward and the trunk to arch forward

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