Meaning wryneck
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wryneck


1580s, from wry + neck (n.). The bird so called from the singular manner in which is can twist the neck.
Source: etymonline.com

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wryneck


(n) an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted(n) Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck
Source: beedictionary.com

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wryneck


A symptom, not a Disease, of a twisted neck. In most instances, the head is tipped toward one side and the Chin rotated toward the other. The involuntary Muscle Contractions in the neck region of Pati [..]
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org





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