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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔμπροσθεν (émprosthen) + τόνος (tónos, “tension”). See further at opisthotonos.
Noun
emprosthotonus (uncountable)
- (medicine) A condition in which the body is bent sharply forward.