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Categories: Ailments of unknown etiology, All articles needing additional references, All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Symptoms, Deforming dorsopathies

torticollis wryneck loxia muscular torticollis wry neck

An unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted WordNet 3.0

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An unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Torticollis, also known as wry neck, is a painful, dystonic condition defined by an abnormal, asymmetrical head or neck position, which may be due to a variety of causes. Wikipedia

A painful muscular contracture of the neck. OmegaWiki

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

Medical condition. Wiktionary (translation)

A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles; torticollis. Wiktionary

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