adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Bent in a posterior (backwards) direction, as the uterus

   "Ultrasound showed that she had a retroflexed uterus."

2. 2
   Being retroflex.

Adjective

1. 1
   bent or curved backward wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

backwardretroflex

Example

More examples

"Ultrasound showed that she had a retroflexed uterus."

Etymology

From retroflex + -ed.

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