orthotonos /or·thot·o·nos/ (or-thot´ah-nos) tetanic spasm which fixes the head, body, and limbs in a rigid straight line.
orthotonos
or·thot·o·nos or or·thot·o·nus (ôr-th t n- s)n. A form of tetanic spasm in which the neck, limbs, and body are held fixed in a straight line. |
orthotonos
[ôrthot′ənəs]
Etymology: Gk, orthos + tonos, tension
a straight, rigid posture of the body caused by physiologic tetanus, resulting from strychnine poisoning or tetanus infection. The neck and all other parts of the body are in a position of extension but not as severely as in opisthotonos. Compare emprosthotonos.
orthotonos, orthotonus
tetanic spasm that fixes the head, body, and limbs in a rigid straight line.
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