Found 2 hits - Term: retroversion, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
retroversion \re`trover"sion\, n. cf. f. r'etroversion. 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
see also:
retrovert
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
retroflection retroflexion regression regress reversion retrogression
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