retroflection

Variant of retroflexion

retroflexion definition

retro·flex·ion or retroflection ret′ro·flec′·tion (re′trə flek′s̸hən)

noun

    1. the condition of being retroflex
    2. Med. the bending backward of an organ, esp. of the body of the uterus, upon itself
  2. Phonet.
    1. retroflex articulation
    2. the acoustic quality produced by this

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