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retroflexed
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Princeton's WordNet
retroflex, retroflexedadjective
bent or curved backward
Wiktionary
retroflexedadjective
Bent in a posterior (backwards) direction, as the uterus
Ultrasound showed that she had a retroflexed uterus.
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retroflexed
Retroflexed refers to the position or movement of certain body parts or organs, specifically being turned, bent, or folded backwards. In linguistics, it refers to a speech sound articulated with the tip of the tongue curled up towards the hard palate. It is commonly used in medical terminology to define unusual or abnormal positioning of internal organs, like a retroflexed uterus.
Webster Dictionary
Retroflexedadjective
reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward
Etymology: [Pref. retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of retroflexed in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of retroflexed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Translations for retroflexed
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- retroflexníCzech
- retroflexedDanish
- retroflexiertGerman
- retroflexionadoSpanish
- retrofleksiIndonesian
- ರೆಟ್ರೊಫ್ಲೆಕ್ಸಡ್Kannada
- retroflexedPortuguese
- изогнутый кзадиRussian
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