Translations
- Hebrew
- צפידת גב
- English
- opisthotonos
- Russian
- опистотонус
- Arabic
- التشنج الظهري
- Pronunciation
- Tzafidat Gav
"opisthotonos" in Hebrew is צפידת גב (Tzafidat Gav). In Russian it is опистотонус, and in Arabic التشنج الظهري. This is a term from the MedHebrew medical-Hebrew dictionary.
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