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A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.

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  1. n. A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
  2. n. severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back
  3. A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
  4. A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards andstiffened.
  5. n severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back