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retroflex

Pronunciation: /ˈrɛtrə(ʊ)flɛks/
(also retroflexed)
Definition of retroflex

adjective

Anatomy & Medicine
  • turned backwards:a retroflexed endoscope
  • Phonetics pronounced with the tip of the tongue curled up towards the hard palate:the retroflex /r/

Derivatives

retroflexion

Pronunciation: /-ˈflɛkʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

late 18th century: from Latin retroflex- 'bent backwards', from the verb retroflectere, from retro 'backwards' + flectere 'to bend'

retroflex in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of retroflex in the US English dictionary

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