retroversion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: retroversion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for retroversion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retroversion n a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus" Synonym(s): retroversion, retroflection, retroflexion translation back into the original language; "the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion" returning to a former state Synonym(s): regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retroversion \Re`trover"sion\, n. [Cf. F. r[82]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.