retropulsion noun. [rɛtrǝ(ʊ)'pʌlʃ(ǝ)n] L18.
[from RETRO- + PULSION, after propulsion.]
Medicine.
1. Transference of an external disease to some internal part or organ. Now rare or obsolete. L18.

2. A moving or pushing back or backwards; spec. a tendency to walk backwards. L19.

■ retropulsive adjective (rare) causing backward or reverse movement E19.

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