noun
1. a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
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retroversion of the uterus
• Syn: ↑retroversion, ↑retroflection
• Hypernyms: ↑abnormality, ↑abnormalcy
2. an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
• Syn: ↑retroflection
• Derivationally related forms: ↑retroflex
• Hypernyms: ↑articulation
3. the act of bending backward
• Syn: ↑retroflection
• Derivationally related forms: ↑retroflex, ↑retroflex (for: ↑retroflection)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.