TORTICOLLIS


Meaning of TORTICOLLIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtȯr-tə-ˈkä-ləs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin tortus twisted + -i- + collum neck — more at collar

Date: circa 1811

: a twisting of the neck to one side that results in abnormal carriage of the head and is usually caused by muscle spasms — called also wryneck

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