retroflexed

• Adjectif décrivant quelque chose de courbé ou tourné vers l'arrière, souvent utilisé en anatomie pour un organe ou une partie du corps inclinée en arrière.

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.

   rétroversé

   • 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.

   Synonymesrecurvedreflexed

   Antonymesextendedforwardstraight

• Verbe signifiant plier, tourner ou courber vers l'arrière, souvent utilisé dans un contexte anatomique ou linguistique.

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.

   Recourber vers l'arrière

   • 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.

   Synonymesrecurve

   Antonymesextendforwardstraightenunbend

2. Articulate with tongue curled backC2formal

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

   Articuler en rétroflexe

   • 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.