Noun: wryneck 'rI,nek
- An unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted
"The baby was diagnosed with wryneck and required physical therapy";
- torticollis
- Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck
"The wryneck contorted its neck in an unusual display"
Derived forms: wrynecks
Type of: abnormalcy [US], abnormality, pecker, peckerwood [US], woodpecker
Part of: genus Jynx, Jynx
Encyclopedia: Wryneck