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Opisthotonos

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Op`is`thot´o`nos
n.1.(Med.) A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
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Noun1.opisthotonos - severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back
cramp, muscle spasm, spasm - a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
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Finally, "Appendix 4--Some unacceptable agents and methods of euthanasia," lists agents or methods along with comments as to why the agent is unacceptable, such as: "Air embolism may be accompanied by convulsions, opisthotonos [a muscle spasm causing the head, neck, and spine to be arched backwards], and vocalization.
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The Study On July 14, 2006, staggering paresis of the hind legs, incoordination, and intermittent opisthotonos developed in a female barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus).
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It was decided to have palliative chemotherapy and radiation therapy especially to improve his neck extension, opisthotonos and to make him more comfortable.
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