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Torticollis, also known as wry neck, is a painful, dystonic condition defined by an abnormal, asymmetrical head or neck position, which may be due to a variety of causes. The term torticollis is derived from Latin tortus ' twisted ' and collum ' neck ' .
Gordon Wry (1910–1985), Canadian tenor and conductor; Scotch and Wry, a Scottish television comedy sketch show; WRY (musician), or Weronika Stasiak (born 1998), Polish singer-songwriter; Wry, a fictional battle cry of Dio Brando in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series
The term deadpan first emerged early in the 20th century, as a compound word (sometimes spelled as two words) combining "dead" and "pan" (a slang term for the face). It appeared in print as early as 1915, in an article about a former baseball player named Gene Woodburn written by his former manager Roger Bresnahan.
Campbell is a Scottish surname —derived from the Gaelic roots cam ("crooked") and beul ("mouth")—that had originated as a nickname meaning "crooked mouth" or "wry mouthed." [2] Clan Campbell, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans, traces its origins to the ancient Britons of Strathclyde. [3]
The woodpeckers are an ancient bird family consisting of three subfamilies, the wrynecks, the piculets and the true woodpeckers, Picinae. DNA sequencing and phylogenetic analysis show that the wrynecks are a sister clade to other woodpeckers including the Picinae and probably diverged early from the rest of the family.
Wry nose is a deviation of the rostral maxilla, meaning that the upper jaw and nose are deviated to one side. [1] This usually causes the nasal septum (the cartilage plate that separates the right and left nasal passageways) to be deviated as well, resulting in obstruction of the airway, and breathing difficulties. [ 1 ]
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 748 points, or 1.7%, and the Nasdaq composite tumbled 2.2%. The preliminary report from S&P Global said activity unexpectedly shrank for U.S. services ...
Wry Tail/ Tail Carried to One Side. The tail is carried cocked to one side rather than parallel to the spine; May be hereditary; May be linked to spinal misalignment, possibly due to injury; May be because the horse is not straight between the rider's aids, can be used to determine how straight a horse is traveling behind.