RETROFLEX; RETROFLEXED Re"tro*flex, Re"tro*flexed, a. Etym: [Pref. retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.]
Defn: Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
RETROFLEXION
Re`tro*flex"ion, n.
Defn: The act of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf.
Retroversion.
RETROFRACT; RETROFRACTED Re"tro*fract, Re"tro*fract`ed, a. Etym: [Pref. retro- + L. fractus, p. p. of frangere to break.] (Bot.)
Defn: Refracted; as, a retrofract stem.
RETROGENERATIVE
Re`tro*gen"er*a*tive, a. Etym: [Pref. retro- + generative.]
Defn: Begetting young by retrocopulation.
RETROGRADATION
Re`tro*gra*da"tion, n. Etym: [F. rétrogradation or L. retrogradatio.
See Retrograde.]
1. The act of retrograding, or moving backward.