CONTORTION, CONTORSION, noun [Latin] 1. A twisting; a writhing; a wresting; a twist; wry motion; as the contorsion of the muscles of the face. 2. In medicine, a twisting or wresting of a limb or member of the body out of its natural situation; the iliac passion; partial dislocation; distorted spine; contracted neck.
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