retroflex

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: ret=ro=flex

CIDE DICTIONARY

retroflex, a. [Pref. retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.].

 Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

retroflex, adj. (also retroflexed)
1 Anat., Med., & Bot. turned backwards.
2 Phonet. = CACUMINAL.

Derivative

retroflexion n.

Etymology

L retroflectere retroflex- (as RETRO-, flectere bend)

THESAURUS

retroflex

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