Opisthotonos

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Opisthotonos \Op`is*thot"o*nos\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? backwards +
     ? a stretching.] (Med.)
     A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and
     stiffened.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  opisthotonos
       n : severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends
           back and heels flex toward the back