pleurothotonos
/ˌplʊərə(ʊ)ˈθɒtənɒs/ /ˌplɔːrə(ʊ)ˈθɒtənɒs/(also pleurosthotonos, pleurosthotonus, pleurothotonus) Medicine
noun
Bending of the body to one side, especially as a result of muscle spasm, described originally in tetanus.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in William Cullen (1710–1790), chemist and physician. From ancient Greek πλευρόθεν from the side + τόνος.