torticollis

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

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  • Torticollis — Tor ti*col lis, n. [F. toricolis; L. torquere, tortum, to twist + collum the neck.] (Med.) See {Wryneck}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Torticollis — (lat.), schiefer Hals …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Torticollis — (lat.), Schiefhals (s. d.); T. spastica, rheumatica, Nickkrampf (s. d.) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • torticollis — 1811, Mod.L., from L. tortus crooked, twisted (see TORTUOUS (Cf. tortuous)) + collum neck (see COLLAR (Cf. collar)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • torticollis — [tôr΄ti käl′is] n. [ModL < L tortus, twisted + collum, the neck: see TORT & COLLAR] Med. a condition of persistent involuntary contraction of the neck muscles, causing the head to be twisted to an abnormal position …   English World dictionary

  • Torticollis — Infobox Disease Name = Torticollis Caption = A Guinea pig with wry neck DiseasesDB = 31866 ICD10 = ICD10|M|43|6|m|40 ICD9 = ICD9|723.5 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 597 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|orthoped|452 …   Wikipedia

  • Torticollis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 M43.6 Torticollis Q68.0 Angeborene Deformitäten des M. sternocleidomastoideus Torticollis congenitus (muscularis) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Torticollis — The most common of the focal dystonias, torticollis is a state of excessive of inadequate muscle tone in the muscles in the neck that control the position of the head. It can cause the head to twist and turn to one side, and the head may also be… …   Medical dictionary

  • torticollis — /tawr ti kol is/, n. Pathol. a condition in which the neck is twisted and the head inclined to one side, caused by spasmodic contraction of the muscles of the neck. Also called wryneck. [1805 15; < NL, equiv. to L tort(us) twisted (see TORT) + i… …   Universalium

  • Torticollis spasmodicus — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 M43.6 Torticollis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Torticollis spasticus — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 M43.6 Torticollis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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