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retroflexed

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Bent in a posterior (backwards) direction, as the uterus

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Ultrasound showed that she had a retroflexed uterus.

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Being retroflex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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adjective satellite

Meaning 3

bent or curved backward

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: retroflex

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From retroflex + -ed.