Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to opisthotonos; characterized by, resulting from, or exhibiting opisthotonos.
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- adjective Relating to
opisthotonus .
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Examples
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Phyllis' opisthotonic reaction to being stabbed is almost as animalistic as the opportunistic mercilessness of her tormentors.
31 Screams: Lucy Grantham Arbogast 2008
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Perhaps she falls (never in a way to injure herself) to the floor and apparently loses consciousness, closes her eyes, rolls her head from side to side, moans, clenches her fists, lifts her body from the floor so that it rests on head and heels (opisthotonic hysteria), shrieks now and then and altogether presents a terrifying spectacle.
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