Retroflexion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part

an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌɛtɹoʊflˈɛkʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌɛtɹəʊflˈɛkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌɛtɹəʊflˈɛkʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹˌɛtɹoʊflˈɛkʃən/.

Examples

retroversion of the uterus

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

retroflection retroversion

Parts of Speech

noun	a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part “retroversion of the uterus”
noun	an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
noun	the act of bending backward

Word Forms

retroflex

verb

articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

rétroflexion

une rotation ou une inclinaison vers l'arrière d'un organe ou d'une partie du corps

🇪🇸Spanish

retroflexión

un giro o inclinación hacia atrás de un órgano o parte del cuerpo

🇮🇹Italian

retroflessione

rotazione o inclinazione all'indietro di un organo o di una parte del corpo

🇳🇱Dutch

retroflexie

het naar achteren draaien of kantelen van een orgaan of lichaamsdeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

retroflexão

giro ou inclinação para trás de um órgão ou parte do corpo

🇷🇺Russian

ретрофлексия

поворот или наклон назад органа или части тела

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पश्चकुंचन

किसी अंग या शरीर के अंग का पीछे की ओर मुड़ना या झुकना

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னடைவு

ஒரு உறுப்பு அல்லது உடல் பகுதியை பின்னோக்கி திருப்புதல் அல்லது சாய்த்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

రెట్రోఫ్లెక్షన్

ఒక అవయవం లేదా శరీర భాగం వెనుకకు తిరగడం లేదా వంచడం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिक्षेप

एखादा अवयव किंवा शरीराचा भाग मागे वळणे किंवा झुकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રીટ્રોફ્લેક્શન

અંગ અથવા શરીરના ભાગને પાછળ તરફ વળવું અથવા નમવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ

ಅಂಗ ಅಥವಾ ದೇಹದ ಭಾಗವನ್ನು ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ತಿರುಗಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಓರೆಯಾಗಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിട്രോഫ്ലെക്ഷൻ

ഒരു അവയവത്തിൻ്റെയോ ശരീരഭാഗത്തിൻ്റെയോ പിന്നിലേക്ക് തിരിയുകയോ ചരിഞ്ഞോ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

翻转

器官或身体部位向后转动或倾斜

🇯🇵Japanese

後屈

器官または体の一部を後方に回転または傾けること

🇰🇷Korean

역굴곡

기관이나 신체 부위가 뒤로 젖혀지거나 기울어지는 현상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phản xạ lại

sự quay hoặc nghiêng về phía sau của một cơ quan hoặc bộ phận cơ thể

🇹🇭Thai

การถอยหลังกลับ

การพลิกหรือเอียงไปข้างหลังของอวัยวะหรือส่วนของร่างกาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

retrofleksi

memutar atau memiringkan ke belakang organ atau bagian tubuh

🇲🇾Malay

retrofleksi

sesuatu organ atau bahagian badan berpusing atau condong ke belakang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انعكاس

تحول أو إمالة للخلف لعضو أو جزء من الجسم

🇮🇷Persian

عقب نشینی

چرخش یا کج شدن اندام یا قسمتی از بدن به عقب

🇹🇷Turkish

retrofleksiyon

bir organın veya vücut kısmının geriye doğru dönmesi veya eğilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

רטרופלקציה

פנייה או הטיה לאחור של איבר או חלק בגוף

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The primary meaning of 'retroflexion' is 'a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part'.

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