Usually means: Abnormal, sustained, sideways body spasm.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Pleurothotonos)

noun:  Alternative form of pleurothotonus [(medicine) A rare neurological disorder characterized by dystonia and abnormal and sustained involuntary muscle contraction.]

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