torticollis

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US/tɔɹ.təˈkɑ.ləs/

noun

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

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wryneck
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Meanings

nountorticollis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA medical condition in which the neck muscles contract, causing the neck to twist or jerk.

    Synonyms: wryneck

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA medical condition in which the neck muscles contract, causing the neck to twist or jerk.

Similar
wryneck

More synonyms by meaning

nounan unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted

Similar
wryneck
Broader
abnormalityabnormalcy
Also see
wryneck

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian схващане на врата
  • схващане на врата (shvaštane na vrata)medical condition
Catalan torticoli, torcecoll
  • torticolimedical condition
  • torcecollmedical condition
Chinese Mandarin 斜頸 /斜颈
  • 斜頸 /斜颈 (xiéjǐng)medical condition
Dutch torticollis
  • torticollismedical condition
Finnish kiertokaula
  • kiertokaulamedical condition
French torticolis
  • torticolismedical condition
German Schiefhals
  • Schiefhalsmedical condition
Japanese 斜頸
  • 斜頸 (shakei)medical condition
Polish kręcz
  • kręczmedical condition
Russian кривоше́я
  • кривоше́я (krivošéja)medical condition
Spanish tortícolis
  • tortícolismedical condition
Swedish nackspärr
  • nackspärrmedical condition
Cite this entry
APA

torticollis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torticollis

MLA

“torticollis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torticollis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torticollis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torticollis.

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