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1. wryneck

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

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  • neck (English)
  • nekke (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • wry (English)
  • wrien (Middle English (1100-1500))

2. wryneck

noun. Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck.

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  • neck (English)
  • nekke (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • wry (English)
  • wrien (Middle English (1100-1500))

Sentences with wryneck


1. Noun, singular or mass
Torticollis, the technical term for wryneck or twisted neck, often occurs when your guinea pig suffers from an ear infection.

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