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retroflexed

retroflexed adjective: bent in a posterior (backwards) direction, as the uterus.

Adjective

retroflexed

  1. Bent in a posterior (backwards) direction, as the uterus
    • Ultrasound showed that she had a retroflexed uterus.
  2. Being retroflex.

Origin of retroflexed

From retroflex + -ed.

Words formed from retroflexed

Questions about retroflexed

What does retroflexed mean?
Retroflexed means bent in a posterior (backwards) direction, as the uterus.
What part of speech is retroflexed?
Retroflexed is an adjective.

Words near retroflexed in the dictionary

  1. retroflectors
  2. retroflects
  3. retroflex
  4. retroflex hook
  5. retroflex hooks
  6. retroflexed
  7. retroflexes
  8. retroflexing
  9. retroflexion
  10. retroflexions
  11. retroflexive

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