Usually means: Backward movement due to force.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (retropulsion)

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

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