Meaning of RETROVERSION
| Pronunciation: | | `retru'vurzhun
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | regress, regression, retroflection, retroflexion, retrogression, reversion |
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| | See Also: | | abnormal condition, abnormalcy, abnormality, interlingual rendition, rendering, reversal, translation, version | |
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| | 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.
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