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retroversion |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Note: In retroversion the bending is gradual or curved; in retroflexion it is abrupt or angular. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: retroversion n : returning to a former state [syn: {regression}, {regress}, {reversion}, {retrogression}]
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