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Contraction des muscles extenseurs. Tête et tronc sont courbés vers l'arrière et les membres sont tendus.
Contraction of the extensor muscles. The head and the thorax are bent back, and the limbs are stretched.
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- musculoskeletal system symptom
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- isCausedBy some edema disease (pig)