Search Result for "retroflection": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part;
- Example: "retroversion of the uterus"
[syn: retroversion, retroflection, retroflexion]

2. an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth;
[syn: retroflection, retroflexion]

3. the act of bending backward;
[syn: retroflection, retroflexion]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

retroflection
    n 1: a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part;
         "retroversion of the uterus" [syn: retroversion,
         retroflection, retroflexion]
    2: an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue
       back against the roof of the mouth [syn: retroflection,
       retroflexion]
    3: the act of bending backward [syn: retroflection,
       retroflexion]