retroflexed

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English

Etymology

From retroflex +‎ -ed.

Adjective

retroflexed

  1. Bent in a posterior (backwards) direction, as the uterus
    Ultrasound showed that she had a retroflexed uterus.
  2. (phonetics) Being retroflex.