Pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate.
1You can hear those retroflex sounds all throughout those words.
2Note to linguists, it's not actually a retroflex consonant here.
3One of the things that is a common feature for most Indian languages and Indian accented English are retroflex consonants.
4The modified retroflexed view allows adequate imaging of IVC rim through TEE.
5Retroflex means curling back, and the tongue is actually curling back like that it's flexing back, so retroflex.
6The risk of scar deficiency is increased in women with a retroflexed uterus and in those who have undergone multiple Cesarean sections.
7We present a case of an incarceration of an anteflexed uterus in the first pregnancy, followed by a retroflexed incarceration in the second pregnancy.