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retroflection
Variant of retroflexion
retroflexion
definition
retro·flex·ion or retroflection ret′ro·flec′·tion (re′trə flek′s̸hən)
noun
- the condition of being retroflex
- Med. the bending backward of an organ, esp. of the body of the uterus, upon itself
- Phonet.
- retroflex articulation
- the acoustic quality produced by this
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