/re'treuh flek"sheuhn/ , n.
1. a bending backward.
2. Pathol. a bending backward of the body of the uterus upon the cervix.
3. Phonet.
a. retroflex articulation.
b. the acoustic quality resulting from retroflex articulation; r-color.
Also, retroflection .
[ 1835-45; retroflexion- (s. of retroflexio ), equiv. to L retroflex ( us ) RETROFLEX + -ion- -ION ]