"torticollis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɔɹ.təˈkɑ.ləs/ [US]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} torticollis (uncountable)
  1. A medical condition in which the neck muscles contract, causing the neck to twist or jerk. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: wryneck Related terms: anterocollis, retrocollis Translations (medical condition): схващане на врата (shvaštane na vrata) (Bulgarian), torticoli [masculine] (Catalan), torcecoll [masculine] (Catalan), 斜頸 /斜颈 (xiéjǐng) (Chinese Mandarin), kiertokaula (Finnish), torticolis [masculine] (French), Schiefhals [masculine] (German), 斜頸 (shakei) (alt: しゃけい) (Japanese), kręcz [masculine] (Polish), кривоше́я (krivošéja) [feminine] (Russian), tortícolis [masculine] (Spanish), nackspärr [common-gender] (Swedish)
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