Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf.
retroversion .
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- noun The act of
reflexing ; the state of beingretroflexed .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
- noun the act of bending backward
- noun a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
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Examples
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Just like, a certain gentleman I know is still called "Churik", retroflexion of his high school beau's name.
The Name Game bhags 2007
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Just like, a certain gentleman I know is still called "Churik", retroflexion of his high school beau's name.
Archive 2007-08-01 bhags 2007
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But thinking about it, given that the retroflexion isn't something that most Balanda are going to manage, for non-Bardi speakers the r is going to actually non-pointlessly lengthen the vowel, which is probably better than nothing, dontcha reckon?
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An extreme degree of anteversion or anteflexion, or retroversion or retroflexion, may interfere with impregnation, as the spermatozoa may find it difficult or impossible to reach the opening of the womb -- the external os.
Woman Her Sex and Love Life William J. Robinson
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If the womb is turned backwards, the condition is called _retroversion_; if it is bent or flexed backward upon itself the condition is called _retroflexion_.
Woman Her Sex and Love Life William J. Robinson
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Examination showed tumid and elongated nymphæ, with brown pigmentation; rather large vagina, with rudimentary hymen; and retroflexion of uterus.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism Havelock Ellis 1899
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The most common causes are chronic congestion of the womb, prolap - sus, retroversion or retroflexion, inflammation of the ovaries, self-abuse and other sexual excesses, abortion, and the employment of means to prevent conception.
Plain facts for old and young : embracing the natural history and hygiene of organic life. 1877
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The most common forms of displacement resulting from self-abuse, are retroflexion and retroversion, which are usually accompanied by congestion and enlargement of the womb, catarrh of the lining membrane of the womb, and relaxation of the vagina.
Plain facts for old and young : embracing the natural history and hygiene of organic life. 1877
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If retroflexion is due to a chronic enlargement of the uterus, caused by abortion or parturition, the patient suffers from an immoderate menstrual flow.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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-- Anteversion, anteflexion, retroversion, retroflexion, and the various other forms of displacement, are due to very much the same causes as those which give rise to prolapsus, and the symptoms are also very much the same.
Plain facts for old and young : embracing the natural history and hygiene of organic life. 1877
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