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Meaning of TORTICOLLIS

Pronunciation:  `tortu'kâlis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted
 
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 Synonyms: wryneck
 
 See Also: abnormal condition, abnormalcy, abnormality

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tor`ti*col"lis\, n. [F. toricolis; L. torquere,
tortum, to twist + collum the neck.] (Med.)
See {Wryneck}.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Torticollis is a condition characterized by a fibrotic, contracted sternocleidomastoid muscle which tiltis the head to the ipsilateral side and turns the face to the contralateral side.
 
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