retroflexed

• Adjetivo que describe algo doblado o girado hacia atrás; también puede referirse a una posición anatómica o estructura que se inclina hacia atrás.

An obsolete adjective describing something that is bent or turned backward.

1. Bent or curved backwardC2formal

   Describes something that is bent, turned, or curved in a backward direction.

   Retroflexionado, doblado hacia atrás

   • The surgeon noted that the patient's uterus was retroflexed.
   • In some anatomical positions, the joint appears retroflexed.
   • The leaf's tip was retroflexed, curving back toward the stem.

   Sinónimosrecurvedreflexed

   Antónimosextendedforwardstraight

• Verbo que significa doblar, girar o curvar hacia atrás, usado a menudo en contextos anatómicos o lingüísticos.

A verb meaning to bend, turn, or curve backward, often used in anatomical or linguistic contexts.

1. Bend or turn backwardC2formal

   To bend, curve, or turn something backward.

   Doblar hacia atrás

   • The surgeon carefully retroflexed the instrument to access the area.
   • In yoga, she learned to retroflex her spine gently.
   • The plant's stem retroflexed towards the sunlight.

   Sinónimosrecurve

   Antónimosextendforwardstraightenunbend

2. Articulate with tongue curled backC2formal

   To pronounce a consonant by curling the tip of the tongue back against the hard palate.

   Articular con la lengua curvada hacia atrás

   • In some languages, speakers retroflex the 't' sound.
   • Linguists study how to retroflex consonants in phonetics.
   • He learned to retroflex the 'r' in his native dialect.