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torticollis definition

tor·ti·col·lis (tôr′ti käl′is)

noun

Med. a condition of persistent involuntary contraction of the neck muscles, causing the head to be twisted to an abnormal position

Etymology: ModL < L tortus, twisted + collum, the neck: see tort & collar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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