Page Content. Torticollis means âwry neckâ and is a condition that can be either congenital (from birth), or acquired later in life. A common form of the acquired condition is spasmodic torticollis: a chronic neurological movement disorder causing the neck to turn involuntarily to the left, right, upward or downward.
Quick Answer. According to PanCanal, it is possible that upwards of 22,000 people died building the Panama Canal. According to hospital records, 5,609 died of diseases and accidents and of these, 4,500 were West Indian workers. Continue Reading.
  The Panama Canal is a man-made canal in Panama which joins the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.    It opening in 1914 and is 48 miles long. It is estimated that t â¦ he building of the canal cost 27,500 lives.     A ship sailing from New York to San Francisco saves about 8,000 miles by using the canal.n part. The Panama Canal meets the Pacific Ocean at Panama City. So yes, the most southerly part of the canal is in Panama City.