Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun retroflexion

3 senses of retroflexion

Sense 1
retroversion, retroflection, retroflexion -- (a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus")
       => abnormality, abnormalcy -- (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)

Sense 2
retroflection, retroflexion -- (an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth)
       => articulation -- (the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech)

Sense 3
retroflection, retroflexion -- (the act of bending backward)
       => motion, movement, move, motility -- (a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility")