[syn: retroflection, retroflexion]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Retroflexion \Re`tro*flex"ion\, n.
The act of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf.
Retroversion.
[1913 Webster] Retrofract
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
retroflexion
n 1: a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part;
"retroversion of the uterus" [syn: retroversion,
retroflection, retroflexion]
2: an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue
back against the roof of the mouth [syn: retroflection,
retroflexion]
3: the act of bending backward [syn: retroflection,
retroflexion]