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retroflexion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | retroflection |
| Type of | articulation |
| Derivation | retroflex |
retroflexion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | retroflection |
| Type of | movement, motility, motion, move |
| Derivation | retroflex |
retroflexion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | retroflection, retroversion |
| Type of | abnormality, abnormalcy |
Examples of retroflexion
retroflexion
Actual retroflexion may occur as well and both occur as variations of the same sound.
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Retroflexion identified an additional 68 polyps and 54 adenomatous polyps.
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Retroflexion describes a technique where the colonoscope bends backwards to examine the colon.
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Rather, the study is a description of the success rate, yield and safety of right colon retroflexion.
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The researchers analyzed predictors of successful retroflexion and polyp detection using logistic regression analysis.
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In retroflexion, the tip of the colonoscope is in a deflected position to better visualize the proximal side of the colon's anatomy.
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Importantly, 41 percent of the patients who had polyps identified on retroflexion had negative exams on forward examination.
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In the study, of a total of 1000 patients who underwent colonoscopy, retroflexion in the right side of the colon was successful in 945 patients.
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When the colonoscope was in retroflexion, it was slowly withdrawn and polyps identified were removed and sent for histological examination.
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- Retroversion: a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus"
- Retroflection: an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
- Retroflection: the act of bending backward
- In phonetics, retroflex consonants are consonant sounds used in some languages. (They are sometimes referred to as cerebral consonants, especially in Indology. ...
- Latin retro = backwards, and flexion = bent; hence, the position of being bent backwards, applied to the angulation of the body of the uterus on the cervix.
