LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

emprosthŏtŏnĭa

Meaning

  1. a disease in which the limbs are drawn forward and stiffen

emprosthŏtŏnĭa, ae, f., = ἐμπροσθοτονία,
I. 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.

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What does emprosthŏtŏnĭa mean in Latin?
emprosthŏtŏnĭa, a noun, means “a disease in which the limbs are drawn forward and stiffen”.