'Retroflexion' definitions:
Definition of 'retroflexion'
(from WordNet)
noun
A turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus" [syn: retroversion, retroflection, retroflexion]
noun
An articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth [syn: retroflection, retroflexion]
noun
The act of bending backward [syn: retroflection, retroflexion]
Definition of 'Retroflexion'
From: GCIDE
- Retroflexion \Re`tro*flex"ion\, n. The act of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf. Retroversion. [1913 Webster] Retrofract
Synonyms of 'retroflexion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- backset,
- backsliding,
- backward motion,
- backward step,
- ectropion,
- eversion,
- introversion,
- intussusception,
- invagination,
- inversion,
- lapse,
- pronation,
- reaction,
- recession,
- recidivation,
- recidivism,
- reentry,
- refluence,
- reflux,
- regress,
- regression,
- relapse,
- resupination,
- retroaction,
- retrocession,
- retrogradation,
- retrogression,
- retroversion,
- retrusion,
- return,
- reversal,
- reversing,
- reversion,
- revulsion,
- rollback,
- setback,
- sternway,
- supination,
- throwback,
- topsy-turviness,
- topsy-turvydom,
- transposal,
- transposition,
- turning back,
- turning backwards,
- turning inside out,
- turning inward,
- turning over