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Meaning of "retroflexion" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETROFLEXION

retroflexion  [ˌrɛtrəʊˈflɛkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETROFLEXION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Retroflexion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RETROFLEXION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Retroflex consonant

A retroflex consonant is a coronal consonant where the tongue has a flat, concave, or even curled shape, and is articulated between the alveolar ridge and the hard palate. They are sometimes referred to as cerebral consonants, especially in Indology. Other terms occasionally encountered are domal and cacuminal. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, retroflex consonants are indicated with a hook in the bottom right, such as. Alternatively, especially for those sounds with a relatively forward articulation, they can be indicated with a retracted diacritic; this occurs especially for.

Definition of retroflexion in the English dictionary

The definition of retroflexion in the dictionary is the act or condition of bending or being bent backwards. Other definition of retroflexion is the act of turning the tip of the tongue upwards and backwards towards the hard palate in the articulation of a vowel or a consonant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETROFLEXION


antireflection
ˌæntɪrɪˈflɛkʃən
collection
kəˈlɛkʃən
complexion
kəmˈplɛkʃən
deflection
dɪˈflɛkʃən
deflexion
dɪˈflɛkʃən
dorsiflexion
ˌdɔːsɪˈflɛkʃən
election
ɪˈlɛkʃən
flection
ˈflɛkʃən
flexion
ˈflɛkʃən
genuflexion
ˌdʒɛnjʊˈflɛkʃən
inflection
ɪnˈflɛkʃən
irreflection
ɪrɪˈflɛkʃən
irreflexion
ɪrɪˈflɛkʃən
lection
ˈlɛkʃən
recollection
ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən
reflection
rɪˈflɛkʃən
reflexion
rɪˈflɛkʃən
retroflection
ˌrɛtrəʊˈflɛkʃən
retroreflection
ˌrɛtrəʊrɪˈflɛkʃən
selection
sɪˈlɛkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETROFLEXION

retroengine
retrofire
retrofit
retrofitted
retrofitting
retrofittings
retroflected
retroflection
retroflex
retroflexed
retrogradation
retrograde
retrograde amnesia
retrograde canon
retrogradely
retrogress
retrogression
retrogressional
retrogressive
retrogressively

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETROFLEXION

affluxion
annexion
axion
circumflexion
connexion
crucifixion
defluxion
disconnexion
fluxion
infixion
inflexion
interconnexion
Ixion
peaches-and-cream complexion
prefixion
schoolgirl complexion
solifluxion
suffixion
the Crucifixion
transfixion

Synonyms and antonyms of retroflexion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «retroflexion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETROFLEXION

Find out the translation of retroflexion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of retroflexion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «retroflexion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retroflexión
570 millions of speakers

English

retroflexion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पश्चकुंचन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انثناء خلفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ретрофлексии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retroflexion
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

retroflexion
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

retroflexion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Retrofleksi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Retroflexions
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

後屈
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

retroflexion
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retroflexion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

retroflexion
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பின்வளைவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेट्रोफ्लेझेशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

retrofleksiyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

retroflessione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

retroflexion
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ретрофлексии
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

retroflectat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

retroflexion
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

retroflexion
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

retroflexion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

retroflexion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retroflexion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETROFLEXION»

The term «retroflexion» is normally little used and occupies the 128.582 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETROFLEXION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «retroflexion» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «retroflexion» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retroflexion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETROFLEXION»

Discover the use of retroflexion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retroflexion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Atlas of Colonoscopy: Examination Techniques and Diagnosis
Another polyp piece is likely on the other side of the fold at the lower edge of the resection site, b The whole polyp could only be seen by viewing (retroflexion) behind the fold. Retroflexion was performed using a gastroscope, which offers more ...
H. Messmann, 2011
2
Satellite image processing for the Agulhas Retroflexion region
In order to analyze the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer satellite data from South Africa, a software package has been written.
Kelly Luetkemeyer, 1987
3
Endoscopy of the Upper GI Tract: A Training Manual
Since the entire upper gastrointestinal tract is inspected and evaluated with a forward-viewing endoscope, retroflexion is necessary to obtain a complete view of the cardia and fundus. The angulus and body are also examined in retroflexion  ...
Berthold Block, 2011
4
Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of New York
These are the general facts in regard to retroflexion. and retroversion. But we meet with all possible varieties between complete reduplication and the first degree of retroflexion. Sometimes also the body of the uterus lies in the Douglass cul de ...
Medical Society of the State of New York (1807-), 1866
5
The Language of the Harappans: From Akkadian to Sanskrit
B.C. when the retroflexion was still struggling for recognition. He also thinks that this recension of Rgveda is not the earliest as it contains retroflexion. In any case it could not be the earliest because of the enormous language change from ...
Malati J. Shendge, 1997
6
Colonoscopy and Polypectomy, an Issue of Gastroenterology ...
the entire colon to view because the instrument may be difficult to maneuver during retroflexion or that polyps located in hidden positions on the proximal sides of folds are not the principal mechanism accounting for failure of detection during ...
Charles J. Kahi, 2013
7
Manual of Dysphagia Assessment in Adults
Downfolding of Epiglottis Onset of retroflexion Figure 4-25. A. Mechanisms affecting downfolding of the epiglottis. The elevating hyoid applies anterior traction to the base of the epiglottis through the hyoepiglottic ligament resulting in the ...
Joseph Murray, 1999
8
A Text-book of Gynecology: Designed for the Student and ...
RETROFLEXION. LATEROFLEXION. 7. RETROFLEXION. DEFINITION. — By retroflexion is understood a bending backward of the body of the uterus toward the sacrum. It usually results from and is always associated with retroversion, but for ...
C. Cowperthwaite, 2001
9
The Nordic Languages 2: An International Handbook of the ...
Comparison with retroflexion in Indie Elsewhere in the world, processes of postalve- olarization or retroflexion producing not merely isolated sound segments but whole series of postalveolars and/or retroflexes are not common, their chief area ...
Oskar Bandle, Kurt Braunmuller, Ernst-Hakon Jahr, 2005
10
Laboratory Phonology 10
/S/, /k/, and /i/ all typically involve essentially a “bunched” tongue body, and not surprisingly, retroflexion is rare in these contexts. Retroflex /ô/ typically occurs in contexts without antagonistic tongue shapes: next to labials, word boundaries, and ...
Cécile Fougeron, Barbara Kuehnert, Mariapaola Imperio, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETROFLEXION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retroflexion is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Serrated Lesions Pose Difficulties in Detection, Treatment
Figure 1. Barely perceptible flat lesion at the hepatic flexure, seen only on retroflexion. Images: Reprinted with permission from Michael Bourke, MBBS, FRACP. «Healio, Jul 15»
2
Case Report: Standing up to colic
Whether this retroflexion was the cause or a result of the entrapment was unclear, but at this point, it didn't matter. Krueger began the careful and difficult work of ... «EQUUS Magazine, Apr 15»
3
CCE, Colon capsule endoscopy; CTC, CT colonography.
Impact of proximal colon retroflexion on adenoma miss rates. Am J Gastroenterol 2004;99:519–22. Winawer SJ, Zauber AG, Fletcher RH, et al. Guidelines for ... «Medscape, Mar 15»
4
Hemorrhoids: Evaluation and Management for the Office-based …
9 Moreover, the technical maneuvers required during retroflexion may lead to nonvisualization or underestimation of internal hemorrhoids because air ... «Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News, Jan 15»
5
EndoChoice Announces New Data Released Supporting Efficacy of …
Full Spectrum Endoscopy vs Traditional Forward-Viewing Colonoscopy with and without Right-Colon Retroflexion: A Randomized, Bicentric Back-to-Back Study. «PR Newswire, Oct 14»
6
Repeat exam of right colon with retroflexed, forward views achieved …
According to the researchers, the aim of the study was to directly compare the clinical yield of reexamining the right colon in retroflexion vs. forward view as ... «Healio, Oct 14»
7
Photo Release -- Avantis Medical Systems Announces Study of New …
We also discovered that the device did not result in restriction of colonoscope mobility, tip deflection or retroflexion, and since the device did not occupy the ... «GlobeNewswire, Oct 14»
8
Approach to Hemorrhoids:
... revealed 99% of anorectal lesions, whereas endoscopy revealed 78% when performed with straight withdrawal of the endoscope, and 54% with retroflexion. «Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News, Oct 14»
9
7 Cool New Products For Your GI Docs
The upgraded catheter of this system is placed through a standard endoscope and designed for full retroflexion, providing a continuous spray in the GE junction, ... «OutpatientSurgery.net, Aug 14»
10
Avantis Medical Systems Announces Study of New Third Eye(R …
Miss rate of right-sided colon examination during colonoscopy defined by retroflexion: an observational study. Gastrointest Endosc 2011;74:246-52. 6Siersema ... «Marketwired, May 14»

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