retroflection
1. a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part - retroversion of the uterus • Syn: retroversion, retroflexion • Hypernyms: abnormality, abnormalcy 2. an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth • Syn: retroflexion • Derivationally related forms: retroflex (for: retroflexion) • Hypernyms: articulation 3. the act of bending backward • Syn: retroflexion • Derivationally related forms: retroflex (for: retroflexion), retroflex • Hypernyms: motion, movement, move, motility
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