Torticollis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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