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TORTICOLLIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted
Synonyms:
torticollis; wryneck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("torticollis" is a kind of...):
abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)