retroflexed

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adjective

Bent in a posterior (backwards) direction, as the uterus

“Ultrasound showed that she had a retroflexed uterus.”

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retroflexbackward
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Bent in a posterior (backwards) direction, as the uterus

    Ultrasound showed that she had a retroflexed uterus.

  2. human sciencesBeing retroflex.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebent or curved backward

Similar
retroflexbackward
Also see
reflexedretroflex

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From retroflex + -ed.

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Cite this entry
APA

retroflexed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retroflexed

MLA

“retroflexed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retroflexed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retroflexed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retroflexed.

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