opisthotonos
Definitions
Sustained tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened, as produced by various diseases.
Equivalents
Françaisopisthotonos
Examples
“[T]he Actors struggled & bounced, and sprunted as if in Convulsions; like⟳ Patients under the Influence⟳ of a Disease called in Jamaica the Opisthotonos or dry Gripes […].”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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