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Definition of: wryneck
(rī′nek′) noun
1. A bird (genus Jynx) resembling and allied to the woodpeckers, with the habit of twisting its head and neck.
2. A rheumatic affection in the muscles of the neck; torticollis.
3. One having a twisted neck; a person afflicted with torticollis.
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