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retroflexion

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ret·ro·flex  (rtr-flks)
adj. also ret·ro·flexed (-flkst)
1. Bent, curved, or turned backward.
2. Pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back against the roof of the mouth.
n.
A sound pronounced with the tongue in retroflex position, as the sound (r) in some varieties of English.

[Latin *retrflexus, past participle of retrflectere, to bend back : retr, retro- + flectere, to bend.]

retro·flexion, retro·flection n.

retroflexion, retroflection [ˌrɛtrəʊˈflɛkʃən]
n
1. the act or condition of bending or being bent backwards
2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics the act of turning the tip of the tongue upwards and backwards towards the hard palate in the articulation of a vowel or a consonant
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.retroflexion - a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus"
abnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
2.retroflexion - an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
articulation - the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
3.retroflexion - the act of bending backward
movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"


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Positional retroflexion is supposed to account for some of the rhotic-conditioned sound changes in Old English (especially pre-/r/ breaking), for rhotic metathesis, and for the wide distribution of [[?
A gastroenterologist objectively scored the residents, monitoring factors such as intubation, retroflexion, pathology and virtual patient discomfort.
A gastroenterologist objectively scored the residents, monitoring factors such as intubation, retroflexion, pathology and virtual patient discomfort.
 
 
 
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