Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Retroversion \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.
Source : WordNet®
retroversion
n 1: a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part;
"retroversion of the uterus" [syn: {retroflection}, {retroflexion}]
2: translation back into the original language; "the teacher
translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his
students for retroversion"
3: returning to a former state [syn: {regression}, {regress}, {reversion},
{retrogression}]