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单词 emprosthotonos
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Definition of emprosthotonos in English:

emprosthotonos

(also emprosthotonus)
noun ˌɛmprɒsˈθɒtənəs
Medicine
  • Sustained muscular spasm causing the body to arch forwards, with the head approaching the chest, sometimes occurring in tetanus, certain types of poisoning, etc.; an instance of this.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From post-classical Latin emprosthotonos from Hellenistic Greek ἐμπροσθότονος drawn forward and stiffened from ancient Greek ἔμπροσθεν before + τόνος stretching, tension.

Definition of emprosthotonos in US English:

emprosthotonos

(also emprosthotonus)
nounˌɛmprɒsˈθɒtənəs
Medicine
  • Sustained muscular spasm causing the body to arch forwards, with the head approaching the chest, sometimes occurring in tetanus, certain types of poisoning, etc.; an instance of this.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From post-classical Latin emprosthotonos from Hellenistic Greek ἐμπροσθότονος drawn forward and stiffened from ancient Greek ἔμπροσθεν before + τόνος stretching, tension.

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