torticollis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted
    wryneck.

WordNet

Tor`ti*col"lis noun
Etymology
F. toricolis; L. torquere, tortum, to twist + collum the neck.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) See Wryneck.

Webster 1913