pleurothotonus

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλευρόθεν (pleuróthen, sidewards) + τόνος (tónos, tension). See further at opisthotonos.

Noun

pleurothotonus (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A rare neurological disorder characterized by dystonia and abnormal and sustained involuntary muscle contraction.

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