retrojection

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noun

The washing out of a cavity by the backward flow of an injected fluid.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounretrojection (countable and uncountable, plural retrojections)

plural retrojections

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe washing out of a cavity by the backward flow of an injected fluid.
  2. countableuncountableAn act of retrojecting, or something that is retrojected.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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