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PRONUNCIATION OF OPISTHOTONIC

opisthotonic  [əˌpɪsθəˈtɒnɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPISTHOTONIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Opisthotonic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OPISTHOTONIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of opisthotonic in the English dictionary

The definition of opisthotonic in the dictionary is of or relating to opisthotonos.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPISTHOTONIC


auxotonic
ˌɔːksəˈtɒnɪk
catatonic
ˌkætəˈtɒnɪk
cratonic
krəˈtɒnɪk
diatonic
ˌdaɪəˈtɒnɪk
heptatonic
ˌhɛptəˈtɒnɪk
homotonic
ˌhɒməˈtɒnɪk
hypertonic
ˌhaɪpəˈtɒnɪk
hypotonic
ˌhaɪpəˈtɒnɪk
megatonic
ˌmeɡəˈtɒnɪk
monotonic
ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk
myotonic
ˌmaɪəˈtɒnɪk
Neo-Platonic
ˌniːəʊpləˈtɒnɪk
orthotonic
ˌɔːθəˈtɒnɪk
paratonic
ˌpærəˈtɒnɪk
pentatonic
ˌpɛntəˈtɒnɪk
Platonic
pləˈtɒnɪk
stratonic
strəˈtɒnɪk
supertonic
ˌsuːpəˈtɒnɪk
tonic
ˈtɒnɪk
vagotonic
ˌveɪɡəˈtɒnɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPISTHOTONIC

opisometer
opisthobranch
opisthocoelian
opisthocoelous
opisthodomos
opisthoglossal
opisthognathism
opisthognathous
opisthograph
opisthographic
opisthography
opisthosoma
opisthotonos
opium
opium addict
opium den
opium poppy
opium war
Opium Wars
opiumism

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPISTHOTONIC

architectonic
atonic
cardiotonic
dystonic
electronic
electrotonic
epitonic
excitonic
geotectonic
Indian tonic
isotonic
ketonic
leptonic
Miltonic
photonic
phytoplanktonic
planktonic
plutonic
protonic
syntonic
Teutonic

Synonyms and antonyms of opisthotonic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «opisthotonic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPISTHOTONIC

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The translations of opisthotonic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «opisthotonic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

opisthotonic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

opisthotonic
570 millions of speakers

English

opisthotonic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

opisthotonic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التشنج الظهري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

opisthotonic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

opisthotonic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

opisthotonic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

opisthotonic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Opisthotonic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

opisthotone
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

opisthotonic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

opisthotonic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Opisthotonic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

opisthotonic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

opisthotonic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑपशॉटोनीक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

opisthotonic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

opistotonica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opisthotonic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

opisthotonic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

opisthotonic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

opisthotonic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opisthotonic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

opisthotonic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opisthotonic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of opisthotonic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPISTHOTONIC»

The term «opisthotonic» is barely ever used and occupies the 198.407 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPISTHOTONIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «opisthotonic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «opisthotonic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about opisthotonic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPISTHOTONIC»

Discover the use of opisthotonic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to opisthotonic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cerebral Palsy
He had opisthotonic posturing for many years and as the scoliosis got worse, this too seemed to increase (B,C). We have seen three patients with a similar history, and we now work up all children with any evidence of neurologic change who ...
Freeman Miller, 2005
2
Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
The infant with bacterial meningitis may rest in the opisthotonic position (Fig. 37. 1 3), and the older child may complain of neck pain. In the infant a bulging fontanel may be present, which is often a late sign, and the infant may be consolable ...
Susan Scott Ricci, Terri Kyle, 2009
3
Madras Quarterly Journal of Medical Science
pulse (lying) 69, weak, but regular ; has pain in the epigastrium ; occasional difficulty of breathing ; causing great anxiety and alarm, no affection of the glottis, recurrent opisthotonic spasms. Five drops now and irj, v. every second hour. 5 p.
‎1861
4
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Basic Science And Clinical ...
Various neurologic manifestations have been reported with the administration of propofol, including opisthotonic posturing, myoclonic movements (especially in children), and seizure-like activity [171-173]. Movement disorders including ...
Derek S. Wheeler, Hector R. Wong, Thomas P. Shanley, 2007
5
The Neurological Examination of the Full Term Newborn ...
13). Pathological deviations from this normal posture are: (1) Limbs lying flat on the surface (frog posture). (2) Opisthotonic posture, the head retroflexed and the lower limbs extended (Fig. 14). (3) The head turned constantly towards one side  ...
Heinz F. R. Prechtl, 1977
6
Kernicterus
These included hypertonia, opisthotonic posturing, jerking movements of arms and legs, and an expressionless face. Case 5 was a sibling of cases 4 and 6. He was markedly jaundiced. Neurological signs included expressionless face, ...
David W. McCandless, 2010
7
Physical Therapy of Cerebral Palsy
It is especially difficult to separate generalized dystonia from generalized spasticity, especially when it presents as extensor posturing with opisthotonic patterning. The difference exists because opisthotonic patterning originates primarily from ...
Freeman Miller, 2007
8
Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems
back, or an opisthotonic posture, is observed in many well-preserved amniote skeletons (Faux and Padian, 2007). Numerous postmortem processes have been proposed to account for this posture, including rigor mortis, differential contraction , ...
Pascal Godefroit, 2012
9
Thiamine Deficiency and Associated Clinical Disorders
The vitamin-deficient pigeons were made opisthotonic by feeding them with polished rice. Results showed a much higher concentration of lactic acid in the brains of opisthotonic pigeons than in that of normal control birds. Worried that some ...
David W. McCandless, 2009
10
Pediatric Neurology: Essentials for General Practice
There is often a history of developmental delay. Cranial nerve palsies suggest a brainstem tumor. MRI of both the brain and cervical spine must be ordered. Opisthotonic posturing can also be an early sign of cerebral palsy (see Chapter 10).
Peter Louis Heilbroner, Glenn Y. Castaneda, 2007

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPISTHOTONIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term opisthotonic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
No Animals Were Harmed in the Making of This Fossil
Many of the dinosaurs found in opisthotonic posture are land animals that fell into sediment at the bottom of bodies of water, and probably had ... «New York Times, Mar 12»
2
Watery secret of the dinosaur death pose
... good chance it will be found with its head thrown backwards and its tail arched upwards – technically known as the opisthotonic death pose. «New Scientist, Nov 11»
3
Thunderstorms and iPods
... flash.2 Opisthotonic muscle contraction may project the victim some distance, leading to further injury from blunt trauma. Because of the high ... «New England Journal of Medicine, Jul 07»
4
Dino Detectives Decode Death Dance
They argue that cerebellar dysfunction explains the opisthotonic posture of the numerous camel-like fossils better than does the common ... «Science a Gogo, Jun 07»
5
Scientist: Fossilized Dinosaurs Died Agonizing Deaths
... in water and the current tugged the body into an arched position, but currents cannot explain all the characteristics of an opisthotonic pose. «FOX News, Jun 07»
6
Agonized pose tells of dinosaur death throes
Padian pointed out, too, that all opisthotonic dinosaurs are very well preserved, meaning they evidently did not sit out in the open for long, ... «UC Berkeley, Jun 07»

REFERENCE
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