| retroconduction | Conduction backward from the ventricles or from the A-V node into and through the atria. Synonym: retroconduction, ventriculoatrial conduction, V-A conduction. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| retrocursive | Running backward. Origin: retro-+ L. Cursus, a running (05 Mar 2000) |
| retrocuspid papilla | A small tissue tag located on the mandibular gingiva lingual to the cuspid teeth; usually occurs bilaterally, is more commonly identified in children, and is considered a normal anatomic structure. Tactile papilla, one of the papillae of the dermis containing a tactile cell or corpuscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retrodeviation | A backward bending or inclining. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retrodisplacement | Any backward displacement, such as retroversion or retroflexion of the uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retroduodenal artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, one of several small branches from the gastroduodenal artery posterior to the duodenum; distribution, first part of duodenum. Synonym: arteria retroduodenalis, posterior pancreaticoduodenal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retroduodenal fossa | A peritoneal recess occasionally found behind the third part of the duodenum, between it and the aorta. Synonym: recessus retroduodenalis, infraduodenal fossa, retroduodenal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retroduodenal recess | A peritoneal recess occasionally found behind the third part of the duodenum, between it and the aorta. Synonym: recessus retroduodenalis, infraduodenal fossa, retroduodenal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retroesophageal | Posterior to the oesophagus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retrofilling | Placement of a sealing material into the apical foramen of a dental root from the apical end. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retrofit | To modify a device or machine after its been purchased, either to improveon a design element or to replace a malfunctioning component. (09 Oct 1997) |
| retrofitting | The application of conservation, efficiency, or renewable energy technologies to existing structures. (05 Dec 1998) |
| retroflected | Bent backward or posteriorly. Synonym: retroflected. Origin: retro-+ L. Flecto, pp. Flexus, to bend (05 Mar 2000) |
| retroflection | Backward bending, as of the uterus when the corpus is bent back, forming an angle with the cervix. Synonym: retroflection. Retroflexion of iris, abnormal position of the iris on the ciliary body after severe concussion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retroflex fasciculus | A compact bundle of fibres arising in the habenula and passing ventralward to the interpeduncular nucleus at the base of the midbrain; part of its fibres bypass this nucleus and terminate in the raphe nuclei of the caudal mesencephalic tegmentum. Synonym: fasciculus retroflexus, habenulointerpeduncular tract, Meynert's fasciculus, Meynert's retroflex bundle. (05 Mar 2000) |