intort

== English == === Etymology === Latin intortus, past participle of intoquere (“to twist”) equivalent to in- (“in-”) + torquereto (“twist”). === Verb === intort (third-person singular simple present intorts, present participle intorting, simple past and past participle intorted) To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe, wind, or wring. (medicine, ophthalmology) To twist inwards. 2002, Sunita Agarwal, Athiya Agarwal, David J. Apple, Textbook of Ophthalmology, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, India, psge 338, If we tilt the head to the right, the right eye will intort and the left eye will extort. […] So, if the right eye intorts, it means the superiors in that eye (RSR and RSO) work and if the left eye extorts it means the inferiors of that eye (LIO and LIR) work. ==== Synonyms ==== (twist): contort, writhe ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “twist inwards”): extort === Anagrams === Triton, rottin', triton