retroflection (n.)

  1. a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; retroversion of the uterus

    [ Syn: retroversion , retroflexion ]

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

    [ Syn: retroflexion ]

  3. the act of bending backward

    [ Syn: retroflexion ]

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