retropulsion
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A tendency to step or walk backwards involuntarily, especially as a symptom of parkinsonism.
- (countable, uncountable) The pushing or forcing of something to move backwards or inwards.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Transfer of a disease from an external source to an internal organ.
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Etymology
From retro- + pulsion.
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