torticollis

2 definitions found

torticollis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Torticollis \Tor`ti*col"lis\, n. [F. toricolis; L. torquere,
     tortum, to twist + collum the neck.] (Med.)
     See Wryneck.
     [1913 Webster]

torticollis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  torticollis
      n 1: an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side
           because the neck muscles on that side are contracted [syn:
           torticollis, wryneck]