retroversion Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
    retroflection; retroflexion.
    • retroversion of the uterus
  2. noun translation back into the original language
    • the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion
  3. noun returning to a former state
    regress; reversion; regression; retrogression.

WordNet

Re`tro*ver"sion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. rétroversion. See Retrovert.
Definitions
  1. A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retroversion of the uterus. ✍ In retroversion the bending is gradual or curved; in retroflexion it is abrupt or angular.

Webster 1913