Definitions for: Retroversion


[n] returning to a former state
[n] translation back into the original language; "the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion"
[n] a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus"



Webster (1913) Definition: Re`tro*ver"sion, n. [Cf. F. r['e]troversion. See
Retrovert.]
A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being
turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as,
retroversion of the uterus.

Note: In retroversion the bending is gradual or curved; in
retroflexion it is abrupt or angular.

Synonyms: regress, regression, retroflection, retroflexion, retrogression, reversion

See Also: abnormal condition, abnormalcy, abnormality, interlingual rendition, rendering, reversal, translation, version

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