English Explanatory Dictionary

retropulsion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tendency to step or walk backwards involuntarily, especially as a symptom of parkinsonism.
  2. The pushing or forcing of something to move backwards or inwards.
  3. Transfer of a disease from an external source to an internal organ.

Word forms

retropulsion retropulsions

Etymology

From retro- + pulsion.

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