OPISTHOSOMA | • opisthosoma n. (Zoology) The posterior abdomen of the chelicerates. • OPISTHOSOMA n. the abdomen of a spider or other arachnid. |
OPISTHODOMOI | • opisthodomoi n. Plural of opisthodomos. • OPISTHODOMOS n. (Greek) a portico or apartment at the back of an ancient Greek or Roman temple. |
OPISTHODOMOS | • opisthodomos n. (Greek architecture) A porch at the rear of a temple, set against the blank back wall of the cella. • OPISTHODOMOS n. (Greek) a portico or apartment at the back of an ancient Greek or Roman temple. |
OPISTHOGRAPH | • opisthograph n. (Historical) Any early document (such as a roll of papyrus) that has writing on the back as well as the front. • opisthograph n. (Historical) Any early book that has letterpress printing on both sides of the page. • OPISTHOGRAPH n. a manuscript or slab inscribed on both back and front. |
OPISTHOTONIC | • opisthotonic adj. Relating to opisthotonus. • OPISTHOTONIC adj. of or like opisthotonos, extreme arching backwards of the spine and neck as a result of spasm of the muscles in that region. |
OPISTHOTONOS | • opisthotonos n. (Medicine) Sustained tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened, as produced by various diseases. • OPISTHOTONOS n. extreme arching backwards of the spine and neck as a result of spasm of the muscles in that region, etc. |
OPISTHOBRANCH | • opisthobranch n. (Zoology) A gastropod with gills behind the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group. • opisthobranch adj. (Of gills) Placed behind the heart. • opisthobranch adj. (Of a gastropod) Having gills placed behind the heart. |
OPISTHOGRAPHS | • opisthographs n. Plural of opisthograph. • OPISTHOGRAPH n. a manuscript or slab inscribed on both back and front. |
OPISTHOGRAPHY | • opisthography n. A writing upon the back of anything, as upon the back of a sheet already written upon on one side. • OPISTHOGRAPHY n. inscribing on the back as well as the front. |
OPISTHOSOMATA | • opisthosomata n. Plural of opisthosoma. • OPISTHOSOMA n. the abdomen of a spider or other arachnid. |
OPISTHOBRANCHS | • opisthobranchs n. Plural of opisthobranch. • OPISTHOBRANCH n. a type of mollusc having gills, little or no shell, two pairs of tentacles. |
OPISTHOCOELIAN | • opisthocoelian adj. Opisthocoelous. • OPISTHOCOELIAN adj. hollow or concave behind, as e.g. a vertebra is, also OPISTHOCOELOUS. |
OPISTHOCOELOUS | • opisthocoelous adj. Concave behind; applied especially to vertebrae in which the anterior end of the centrum is convex and… • OPISTHOCOELOUS adj. hollow or concave behind, as e.g. a vertebra is, also OPISTHOCOELIAN. |
OPISTHOGLOSSAL | • OPISTHOGLOSSAL adj. having the tongue attached in front, free behind, as in frogs. |
OPISTHOGRAPHIC | • opisthographic adj. Written on both sides. • opisthographic adj. Relating to an opisthograph. • OPISTHOGRAPHIC adj. like an opisthograph, a manuscript or slab inscribed on the back as well as the front. |
OPISTHOTONOSES | • OPISTHOTONOS n. extreme arching backwards of the spine and neck as a result of spasm of the muscles in that region, etc. |
OPISTHOGNATHISM | • OPISTHOGNATHISM n. the state of being opisthognathous, having receding jaws. |
OPISTHOGNATHOUS | • opisthognathous adj. (Zoology) Having retreating jaws or teeth. • OPISTHOGNATHOUS adj. with receding jaws. |
OPISTHOGRAPHIES | • OPISTHOGRAPHY n. inscribing on the back as well as the front. |