torticollis
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- noun
- /ˌtɔːrtɪˈkɒlɪs/
- Specialized
:
tortícolis
- The doctor diagnosed the infant with torticollis after observing that the head tilted to one side.
- congenital torticollis
- muscular torticollis
- patients with torticollis
Examples
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The patient was evaluated, and on physical examination was found to have a torticollis (chin down and to the left).
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Manual stretching is currently the most common treatment for congenital muscular torticollis.
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Patients with severe torticollis or head tremor are sometimes difficult to treat.
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On physical examination, significant muscle spasm is evident, and patients typically have a fixed torticollis.
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Our physical examination revealed the presence of torticollis and neck rigidity associated with grade II trismus.
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Infants with congenital muscular torticollis who were treated earlier had a shorter length of treatment.
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Many authors reported that passive stretching is a very effective intervention for congenital muscular torticollis.
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Staheli reported that 90% of congenital muscular torticollis cases resolve with stretching exercises, with only 10% requiring surgical intervention.
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In infants, congenital muscular torticollis is one of the most common musculoskeletal abnormalities, generally caused by difficult labor such as breech presentation.
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Patients with congenital anomalies of the cervical spine, ocular anomalies, and benign paroxysmal torticollis were excluded.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
The head is tilted to one side because neck muscles pull it
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
torticollis = torti + collis
The term is formed from Latin combining forms meaning 'twisted' + 'neck' that are not productive or familiar to average learners, so the meaning is not derivable from modern English morphemes.
Etymology
The word torticollis comes from Latin parts tortus 'twisted' and collum 'neck'. So it means a 'twisted neck', which helps you remember the condition where the head is tilted to one side because the neck muscles pull it.