retroversion
Americannoun
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a looking or turning back.
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the resulting state or condition.
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Pathology. a tilting or turning backward of an organ or part.
retroversion of the uterus.
noun
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the act of turning or condition of being turned backwards
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the condition of a part or organ, esp the uterus, that is turned or tilted backwards
Other Word Forms
- retroverse adjective
- retroverted adjective
Etymology
Origin of retroversion
First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin retrōvers(us) “bent backward” ( retrō- “backward” + versus, past participle of vertere “to turn”) + -ion; see retro-, verse
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If the womb is turned backwards, the condition is called retroversion; if it is bent or flexed backward upon itself the condition is called retroflexion.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.
Inversion -- N. inversion, eversion, subversion, reversion, retroversion, introversion; contraposition &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
It seemed to me that was just as much of a retroversion of the theory of what is right in our Government as there could possibly be.
From Debate on Woman Suffrage in the Senate of the United States, 2d Session, 49th Congress, December 8, 1886, and January 25, 1887 by Various
We have therefore to consider the following conditions as pathological: anteflexion, retroflexion, retroversion, inversion, prolapse and procidentia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
Constipation may be caused by retroversion of the uterus.
From Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves by Lowry, Edith B. (Edith Belle)
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