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E / emprosthŏtŏnĭa
noun greek

emprosthŏtŏnĭa

gen. emprosthŏtŏniae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
= ἐμπροσθοτονία
a disease in which the limbs are drawn forward and stiffen; suffering from this disease
a disease in which the limbs are drawn forward and stiffen, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 6, 61.—The same called empro-sthŏtŏnos (=ἐμπροσθότονος) morbus, id. ib. 3, 6, 65.—Hence, emprosthŏtŏ-nĭcus, a, um, adj., = ἐμπροσθοτονικός, suffering from this disease, id. ib. § 69.
Perseus ID: n15696 Key: emprosthotonia