| 释义 |
ret·ro·flex·ion
noun
or ret·ro·flec·tion \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈflekshən\
Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin retroflexion-, retroflexio, from New Latin retroflexus bent backward + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or process of bending back
2. : the state of being bent back; specifically : the bending back of the body of the uterus upon the cervix which is little if at all out of its normal axis — compare retroversion
3. [retroflex + -ion] : retroflex articulation |