opisthotonos
/ˌɒpɪsˈθɒtənəs/(亦作opisthotonus)
noun
mass noun
- Medicine spasm of the muscles causing backward arching of the head, neck, and spine, as in severe tetanus, some kinds of meningitis, and strychnine poisoning【医】角弓反张。
词源
mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek opisthotonos 'drawn backwards'.