Retroversion

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Retroversion \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.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     Note: In retroversion the bending is gradual or curved; in
           retroflexion it is abrupt or angular.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  retroversion
       n 1: a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part;
            "retroversion of the uterus" [syn: {retroflection}, {retroflexion}]
       2: translation back into the original language; "the teacher
          translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his
          students for retroversion"
       3: returning to a former state [syn: {regression}, {regress}, {reversion},
           {retrogression}]