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adj. [L. retro, backwards; flectere, to bend]Bending in different directions; bent or turned backwards.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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retroflected — SYN: retroflexed … Medical dictionary
retroflected — … Useful english dictionary
retroflexed — Bent backward or posteriorly. SYN: retroflected. [retro + L. flecto, pp. flexus, to bend] * * * ret·ro·flexed (retґro flekst) bent posteriorly; cf. retroflexion … Medical dictionary
