RETROFLEXED

retroflex, retroflexed

(adjective) bent or curved backward

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

retroflexed

Bent in a posterior (backwards) direction, as the uterus

(phonetics) Being retroflex.

Source: Wiktionary


Re"tro*flex, Re"tro*flexed, a. Etym: [Pref. retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.]

Definition: Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.

RETROFLEX

Re"tro*flex, Re"tro*flexed, a. Etym: [Pref. retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.]

Definition: Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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