retroflection

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noun

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