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emprosthotonos

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Main Entry: em·pros·thot·o·nos
Pronunciation: "em-"präs-'thät-&n-&s
Function: noun
: a tetanic spasmin which the head and feet are brought forward toward each other and the back arched
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emprosthotonos em·pros·thot·o·nos (ěm'prŏs-thŏt'n-əs)
n.
A tetanic spasm in which the head and feet are drawn forward and the spine arches backward.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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