retroflection

/ˌrɛtroʊˈflɛkʃən/
noun
  1. The act of bending backward or the state of being bent backward.
    • The yoga pose requires a gentle retroflection of the spine.
    • The dancer's retroflection of her torso was both graceful and controlled.
    • Doctors noted a slight retroflection of the patient's uterus.
  2. A turning of one's thoughts or attention back to the past; reflection.
    • The novel is filled with moments of retroflection as the narrator looks back on his life.
    • In a moment of retroflection, she realized how much she had changed.
    • His retroflection on childhood memories brought both joy and sadness.