torsio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

torsĭo, ōnis, f. [torqueo],

a wringing or griping : ventris, Hier. in Isa. 6, 13, 8; plur.: torsiones et dolores, torments , Vulg. lsa. 13, 8.