noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
torticollis; wryneck; stiff neck
Medical term for a condition where the neck is twisted or tilted abnormally. Often used in clinical or anatomical descriptions.
斜頸は、首が片側に傾く状態です。
Torticollis is a condition where the neck tilts to one side.
先天性筋性斜頸の治療には理学療法が有効です。
Physical therapy is effective for treating congenital muscular torticollis.
Refers to a temporary stiff neck from sleeping in a bad position, a common everyday ailment, whereas 斜頸 is a medical condition.
From 斜 (しゃ, 'oblique') + 頸 (けい, 'neck'). A Sino-Japanese medical term.