retroflexion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: retroflexion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for retroflexion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retroflexion n a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus" Synonym(s): retroversion, retroflection, retroflexion an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth Synonym(s): retroflection, retroflexion the act of bending backward Synonym(s): retroflection, retroflexion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retroflexion \Re`tro*flex"ion\, n. The act of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf. {Retroversion}.