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pleurothotonus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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From Ancient Greek πλευρόθεν (pleuróthen, “sidewards”) (from πλευρᾱ́ (pleurā́) + -θεν (-then)) + τόνος (tónos, “tension”). By surface analysis, pleurotho- + tonus. See further at opisthotonos.

Pisa syndrome

What does pleurothotonus mean?: A rare neurological disorder characterized by dystonia and abnormal and sustained involuntary muscle contraction.
Where does pleurothotonus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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