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Definition of Torticollis

1. Noun. An unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted.

Definition of Torticollis

1. n. See Wryneck.

Definition of Torticollis

1. Noun. A medical condition in which the neck muscles contract causing the neck to twist or jerk ¹

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Definition of Torticollis

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Medical Definition of Torticollis

1. A wry neck, a contracted state of the cervical muscles, producing twisting of the neck and an unnatural position of the head. Origin: L. Tortus = twisted, collum = neck This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Torticollis

Literary usage of Torticollis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Orthopedic Surgery by Royal Whitman (1917)
"CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED torticollis. Synonym.—Wry-neck. torticollis is, as the name implies, a twisted neck, a distortion caused in most instances by active ..."

2. A Treatise on Orthopaedic Surgery by Royal Whitman (1919)
"CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED torticollis. Synonym.—Wry-neck. torticollis is, as the name implies, a twisted neck, a distortion caused in most instances by active ..."

3. Orthopedic Surgery by Edward Hickling Bradford, Robert Williamson Lovett (1915)
"torticollis. DEFINITION. THE name torticollis is given to that distortion of the head which causes it to be held awry, and this condition is either constant ..."

4. The Western Journal of Medicine and Surgery by Daniel Drake, Lundsford Pitts Yandell (1841)
"On a Nets Species of torticollis. By M. BOUVIER.—This species of torticollis differs altogether from the acute or chronic muscular form, ..."

5. Diseases of infancy and childhood: Their Dietetic, Hygienic, and Medical by Louis Fischer (1907)
"Congenital torticollis is a rare condition. When it is present it is due, ... More common than the congenital condition is the acquired torticollis The ..."

6. Diseases of Infancy and Childhood: Their Dietetic, Hygienic, and Medical by Louis Fischer (1917)
"Congenital torticollis is a rare condition. When it is present it is due, ... More common than the congenital condition is the acquired torticollis. ..."

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