retroflexed

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

Ultrasound showed that she had a retroflexed uterus.


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  • Retroflexed — Retroflex Re tro*flex, Retroflexed Re tro*flexed, a. [Pref. retro + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.] Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • retroflexed — adj. bent backward …   English contemporary dictionary

  • retroflexed — ret·ro·flexed …   English syllables

  • retroflexed — adjective bent or curved backward • Syn: ↑retroflex • Similar to: ↑backward …   Useful english dictionary

  • R-colored vowel — In phonetics, vocalic r refers to the phenomenon of a rhotic segment such as IPA| [r] or IPA| [ɹ] occurring as the syllable nucleus. This is a feature of a number of Slavic languages such as Czech, Macedonian and Serbo Croatian, as well as some… …   Wikipedia

  • Retroverted uterus — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N85.4 ICD 9 621.6 …   Wikipedia

  • Retroflex — Re tro*flex, Retroflexed Re tro*flexed, a. [Pref. retro + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.] Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Retroflexion — Re tro*flex ion, n. The act of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf. {Retroversion}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Uterus — Hystera redirects here. For the state of mind, see hysteria. Womb redirects here. For other uses, see Womb (disambiguation). Uterus 1: fallopian tube, 2 …   Wikipedia

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