| Pronunciation: | | `tortu'kâlis
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[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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TORTICOLLIS is a 11 letter word that starts with T. |
| | Synonyms: | | wryneck |
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| | See Also: | | abnormal condition, abnormalcy, abnormality |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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 |
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| | 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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