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retroversion

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: retroversion

1
 n
a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
2
 n
returning to a former state
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: retroversion
1

n a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part

“retroversion of the uterus”
Synonyms:
retroflection, retroflexion
Type of:
abnormalcy, abnormality
an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
2

n returning to a former state

Synonyms:
regress, regression, retrogression, reversion
Type of:
reversal
a change from one state to the opposite state

n translation back into the original language

“the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion”
Type of:
interlingual rendition, rendering, translation, version
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
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