wryneck

A noun with two distinct meanings: a medical condition involving a twisted or contracted neck, or a type of Old World woodpecker known for its habit of twisting its neck.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv mit zwei Bedeutungen: eine medizinische Erkrankung, bei der der Hals schief steht oder die Halsmuskeln verkrampft sind, oder ein Vogel aus der Familie der Spechte der Alten Welt, der seinen Hals verdrehen kann.

1. Medical condition C1 formal medical

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

   • The patient was diagnosed with wryneck after complaining of neck stiffness.
   • Physical therapy can help alleviate the symptoms of wryneck.
   • Wryneck often causes discomfort and limited head movement.

   🇩🇪Schiefhals

   Synonyme: torticollis

2. Bird species C1 formal

   An Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting its neck.

   • The wryneck is known for its distinctive neck-twisting behavior.
   • Birdwatchers spotted a wryneck in the forest yesterday.
   • Unlike other woodpeckers, the wryneck often feeds on the ground.

   🇩🇪Wendehals

• wrynecks plural form
• wrynecks' possessive plural form
• wryneck's possessive singular form