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wry⋅neck

  [rahy-nek]
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–noun
1. Informal.
a. torticollis.
b. a person having torticollis.
2. any of several small Old World climbing birds of the subfamily Jynginae, of the woodpecker family, noted for the peculiar habit of twisting the head and neck.
Origin:
1575–85; wry + neck
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tor⋅ti⋅col⋅lis

  [tawr-ti-kol-is]
–noun Pathology.
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.

Origin:
1805–15; < NL, equiv. to L tort(us) twisted (see tort ) + -i- -i- + coll(um) neck + -is n. suffix
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tor·ti·col·lis   (tôr'tĭ-kŏl'ĭs)   
n.  A contracted state of the neck muscles that causes the neck to rotate and tilt sideways, forwards, or backwards. Also called wryneck.

[New Latin : Latin tortus, twisted, past participle of torquēre, to twist; see terkw- in Indo-European roots + collum, neck; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
wry·neck   (rī'něk')   
n.  

  1. Either of two small Old World woodpeckers (Jynx torquilla or J. ruficollis), having a sharply pointed bill and the habit of twisting the head and neck into contortions.

    1. See torticollis.

    2. A person with torticollis.

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Main Entry: tor·ti·col·lis
Pronunciation: "tort-&-'käl-&s
Function: noun
: a twisting of the neck to one side that resultsin abnormal carriage of the head and is usually caused by muscle spasms called also wryneck

Main Entry: wry·neck
Pronunciation: 'rI-"nek
Function: noun
: TORTICOLLIS
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torticollis tor·ti·col·lis (tôr'tĭ-kŏl'ĭs)
n.
A contracted state of the neck muscles producing an unnatural position of the head. Also called wryneck.

tor'ti·col'lar (-kŏl'ər) adj.

wryneck wry·neck (rī'něk')
n.
See torticollis.

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wryneck

either of two species of birds that constitute the subfamily Jynginae of the woodpecker family (Picidae) but may be separated as the family Jyngidae. Wrynecks are gray-brown birds of open woods and brushlands, named for their habit of twisting their necks snakily when alarmed. They flick up ants from the ground or insects from trees with their long tongues, and they nest in old woodpecker holes. The Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla), 16 cm (6.25 inches) long, breeds from England to Japan and winters in the tropics. The red-breasted wryneck (J. ruficollis) is African

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