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re⋅trude

[ri-trood]
–verb (used with object), -trud⋅ed, -trud⋅ing. Dentistry.
to produce retrusion in.

Origin:
1640–50; < L retrūdere to thrust back, equiv. to re- re- + trūdere to thrust
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Main Entry: re·trude
Pronunciation: ri-'trüd
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: re·trud·ed;re·trud·ing
: to move backward : displace posteriorly <retrude the mandible>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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