emprosthotonus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔμπροσθεν (émprosthen) + τόνος (tónos, “tension”). See further at opisthotonos. From emprostho- +‎ tonos.

Noun

emprosthotonus (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A condition in which the body is bent sharply forward.
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