Retroflection

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  retroflection
       n 1: a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part;
            "retroversion of the uterus" [syn: {retroversion}, {retroflexion}]
       2: an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the
          tongue back against the roof of the mouth [syn: {retroflexion}]
       3: the act of bending backward [syn: {retroflexion}]