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角弓反張

简角弓反张 · 繁角弓反張

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎo gōng fǎn zhāng

opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis

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角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
弓: gōng · bow; curved, arched; Kangxi radical 57
反: fǎn · reverse, opposite, contrary, anti
張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet

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3–1–3–1 · jiao3 gong1 fan3 zhang1

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noun

(medicine) opisthotonus

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