Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z retroorbital Behind the orbit of the eye retroorbitary Synonym of retroorbital. retropack A group of retrorockets on a spacecraft retropackage A cluster of retrorockets. retropalatal Behind the palate retropalpebral Behind the eyelids. retropancreatic Behind the pancreas retropancreaticoduodenal A medical anatomical term describing a region or structure located behind the pancreas and duodenum. It is commonly used to specify the position of blood vessels, lymph nodes, or spaces in that deep abdominal area. retropannage forage still available after pannage retroparticle A particle composed of retroviruses retropatellar Behind the patella retropay Retroactive pay, extra pay (like for unpaid or underpaid work during a previous pay period). retropayment Retroactive payment. retropectoral Behind the chest wall retropepsin Any of a group of retroviral proteases retroperfusion Synonym of retrograde perfusion. retroperistalsis The reverse of the involuntary smooth muscle contractions of peristalsis, usually as a precursor to vomiting. retroperistaltic Relating to retroperistalsis. retroperitoneal Located behind the peritoneum. retroperitoneally Behind the peritoneum. retroperitoneoscopic Describing posterior (rather than the normal anterior) transperitoneal laparoscopic techniques retroperitoneoscopy Examination of organs in the retroperitoneal space. retroperitoneum The space in the abdominal cavity behind the peritoneum. retropharyngeal Located behind the pharynx. retropharyngeally In a retropharyngeal manner. retropharynx The posterior part of the pharynx. retrophile One who loves the past, or past styles. retrophilia The attraction to and preference for that which is from or characteristic of the past. retrophrenic Located behind the diaphragm. retrophylogenomics phylogenomics based on the analysis of retroposons retropicalization A second or subsequent tropicalization retropinnid Any member of the family Retropinnidae; smelts of Australia and New Zealand. retroplacental Between the placenta and myometrium retroplacentally Behind the placenta. retroplasmid Any plasmid that replicates via reverse transcription retroplumid Any crab in the family Retroplumidae. retropneumoperitoneum Synonym of pneumoretroperitoneum. retroposable Able to undergo retroposition retropose To displace backwards retroposed inserted into a chromosome following reverse transcription retroposition The insertion of a fragment of DNA into a chromosome following reverse transcription retropositional Relating to retroposition retropositionally By means of retroposition retropositioned Of a body part, located behind the normal position. retropositioning The generation of retroposition retroposon A fragment of DNA inserted into a chromosome following reverse transcription from RNA. retropresbyteral Positioned behind the presbytery of a cathedral retroprocessing processing in reverse retroprojection back projection retropropulsion Backward propulsion, especially the use of rockets to brake or change direction. retroprosthetic Behind a prosthesis, especially behind a keratoprosthesis retropseudogene A decayed retrocopy. retropubic Behind the pubic area (and in front of the urinary bladder). retropubically In a retropubic fashion. retropulsion A tendency to step or walk backwards involuntarily, especially as a symptom of parkinsonism. retropulsive That drives or forces back; repelling or repellant. retropupillary Behind the pupil (of the eye) retrorectal Behind the rectum retrorectus The retrorectal area retroreflect To reflect in such a way that the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays. retroreflectance Synonym of retroreflection. retroreflection reflection in which the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays retroreflective Tending to reflect light back to its source with a minimum scattering of light. retroreflectivity The quality of being retroreflective. retroreflectometer A device used to measure the retroreflectivity of surfaces. retroreflector A retroreflective device or surface. retroreflectorization The process of furnishing something with retroreflectors. retroregulate To regulate by means of retroregulation retroregulated regulated by retroregulation retroregulation regulation of mRNA translation by a sequence that is downstream retrorenal Behind a kidney retrorocket A small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft, designed to slow or reverse its motion. retrorolandic Behind the Rolandic area of the brain retrorsal retrorse retrorse Curved, pointed or oriented backward or downward. retrorsely In a retrorse fashion. retrorsine A cytotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid, 12,18-dihydroxysenecionan-11,16-dione, isolated from various plants retrorubral Behind the red nucleus of the midbrain retroscape A landscape or setting filled with things from the past. retroscapular Behind a scapula retroscopic Having a tilt in the opposite direction to a pantoscopic lens retroscripting The technique of preparing a plot but leaving the actors to improvise their own dialogue. retrose turned backwards retrosellar Behind the sella turcica retrosequence A sequence of DNA produced by reverse transcription retroserrate Having tooth-like projections pointed away from the apex. retrosexism The modern portrayal of traditional sexism, in film etc. retrosexual A man who embraces traditional masculinity in his dress and behavior. retroshade A transitional period, occurring immediately before and after retrograde, during which a planet moves across the same part of the sky twice. retrosigmoid Via the sigmoid colon in a direction from lower to upper retroslop Especially on the video game platform Roblox, messy or inauthentic attempts at retro avatar or game styles. retrosnub Derived from a simpler, regular polyhedron by the addition of extra triangular faces in the back. retrosome An organelle containing retrotransposons retrospect Consideration of past times. retrospectical Retrospective. retrospection The deliberate recall of past events. retrospective Of, relating to, or contemplating the past. retrospectively In a retrospective manner. retrospectiveness The quality or condition of being retrospective. retrospectivity The effect of being retrospective or retroactive. retrospectography A specific type of clinicoradiopathologic conference that was used in the early decades of radiography (circa 1900 until World War I), whereby practitioners would make a radiologic diagnosis and then systematically compare it with the subsequent clinical course and any surgery, intraoperative or postoperative radiography or fluoroscopy, and/or autopsy. This method helped advance radiology, given that it is inherently a field of discerning clinicoradiological and clinicoradiopathological correlations. It is no longer codified under this name, because it is no longer necessary in routine practice. retrospectory retrospective retrospectoscope A hypothetical instrument that allows diagnostic and management decisions to be made with medical hindsight. retrospectroscope Synonym of retrospectoscope. retrosplenial Behind the splenium. retrosplenium The retrosplenial cortex retrospondylolisthesis Synonym of retrolisthesis. retrostalsis Synonym of retroperistalsis retrosternal Located behind the sternum retrosternally In a retrosternal manner; behind the sternum. retrostyled Having an old-fashioned style. retrostyloid Synonym of poststyloid. retrosynthesis The prediction of precursors (intermediates and reactants), given the products of a synthesis reaction. retrosynthesize To produce by retrosynthesis. retrosynthetic Of or relating to retrosynthesis. retrosynthetically By retrosynthetic means. retrotarsal Behind the tarsus of the eye. retrotopia An ideal society inspired by a premodern one. retrotorsion A twisting between the neck and condyle of a bone such as the femur beyond the established normal retrotort To undergo retrotorsion. retrotracheal At the back of the trachea. retrotragal Behind the tragus. retrotranscribe To transcribe RNA to DNA. retrotranscript retrotranscription retrotranscriptase Synonym of reverse transcriptase. retrotranscripted retrotranscribed retrotranscription Synonym of reverse transcription. retrotranscriptional Relating to retrotranscription. retrotranscriptionally By means of retrotranscription retrotranscriptome A complete set of retrotranscripts retrotranscriptomic Relating to a retrotranscriptome retrotranscytosis reverse transcytosis retrotransduce To produce a retrotransduction retrotransduction retrograde transduction (of DNA) retrotransfer A transfer back retrotranslocate To cause or to undergo retrotranslocation. retrotranslocated moved by retrotranslocation retrotranslocating That causes retrotranslocation retrotranslocation The reverse process of translocation. retrotranslocator Synonym of retrotranslocon. retrotranslocon A translocon associated with retrotranslocation retrotransport transport in an opposite direction retrotransported transported in an opposite direction retrotransposable Able to undergo retrotransposition retrotransposal Of or pertaining to retrotransposons retrotransposase Any enzyme that catalyses retrotransposition retrotranspose To cause or to undergo retrotransposition. retrotransposed Subject to, or formed by retrotransposition retrotransposing That leads to retrotransposition retrotransposition The reverse transposition of an RNA intermediate.