retroflexion Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet


Re`tro*flex"ion noun
Definitions
  1. The act of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf. Retroversion.

Webster 1913