retroversion

[ re-truh-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]

noun

1. a looking or turning back.
2. the resulting state or condition.
3. Pathology. a tilting or turning backward of an organ or part:

   retroversion of the uterus.

retroversion

/ ˌrɛtrəʊˈvɜːʃən /

noun

1. the act of turning or condition of being turned backwards
2. the condition of a part or organ, esp the uterus, that is turned or tilted backwards

Derived Forms

• ˈretroˌverted, adjective
• ˈretroˌverse, adjective

Other Words From

• ret·ro·verse [re, -tr, uh, -vurs, re-tr, uh, -, vurs], adjective
• retro·verted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of retroversion¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin retrōvers(us) “bent backward” ( retrō- “backward” + versus, past participle of vertere “to turn”) + -ion; retro-, verse

Example Sentences

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 Project Gutenberg

Constipation may be caused by retroversion of the uterus.

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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.

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In retroversion, after emptying the colon, assume the following position: Kneel on the bed, or sofa, with the body thrown forward until the chest also touches.

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An extreme degree of anteversion or anteflexion, or retroversion or retroflexion, may interfere with impregnation, as the spermatozoa may find it difficult or impossible to reach the opening of the womb—the external os.

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