retropulsion

Meaning

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

Translations

Etymology

From retro- + pulsion.

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