retroflection Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
    retroversion; retroflexion.
    • retroversion of the uterus
  2. noun an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
    retroflexion.
  3. noun the act of bending backward
    retroflexion.

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