retroflexion

American  

[re-truh-flek-shuhn] / ˌrɛ trəˈflɛk ʃən /

Or retroflection

noun

1. a bending backward.

2. Pathology. a bending backward of the body of the uterus upon the cervix.

3. Phonetics.

   1. retroflex articulation.

   2. the acoustic quality resulting from retroflex articulation; r-color.

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retroflexion British  

/ ˌrɛtrəʊˈflɛkʃən /

noun

1. the act or condition of bending or being bent backwards

2. phonetics the act of turning the tip of the tongue upwards and backwards towards the hard palate in the articulation of a vowel or a consonant

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Etymology

Origin of retroflexion

1835–45; < New Latin retrōflexiōn- (stem of retrōflexiō ), equivalent to Latin retrōflex ( us ) retroflex + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

If the womb is turned backwards, the condition is called retroversion; if it is bent or flexed backward upon itself the condition is called retroflexion.

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