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1. (n.) torticollis
a condition in which the neck is twisted and the head inclined to one side, caused by spasmodic contraction of the muscles of the neck.
Etymology: (1805–15; < NL, = L tort(us) twisted (see tort ) +-i- -i - +coll(um) neck +-is n. suffix)
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1. (noun) torticollis, wryneck
an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted
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1. (noun) torticollis
see Wryneck
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1. torticollis
A symptom, not a disease, of a twisted neck. In most instances, the head is tipped toward one side and the chin rotated toward the other. The involuntary muscle contractions in the neck region of patients with torticollis can be due to congenital defects, trauma, inflammation, tumors, and neurological or other factors.
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