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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part;
- Example: "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]


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]