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retroflection

noun

1. a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part

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retroversion of the uterus

• Syn: ↑retroversion, ↑retroflexion

• Hypernyms: ↑abnormality, ↑abnormalcy

2. an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth

• Syn: ↑retroflexion

• Derivationally related forms: ↑retroflex (for: ↑retroflexion)

• Hypernyms: ↑articulation

3. the act of bending backward

• Syn: ↑retroflexion

• Derivationally related forms: ↑retroflex (for: ↑retroflexion), ↑retroflex

• Hypernyms: ↑motion, ↑movement, ↑move, ↑motility

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noun

see retroflexion

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retroflexion or retroflection /-flekˈshən/ noun

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Main Entry: ↑retroflex

Useful english dictionary. 2012.