Retroverted

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

ret·ro·ver·sion

[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.

Origin:
1580–90; < Latin retrōvers(us) bent backward (retrō- retro- + versus past participle of vertere to turn; see verse) + -ion

ret·ro·verse [re-truh-vurs, re-truh-vurs] , adjective
ret·ro·vert·ed, adjective
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retroversion (ˌrɛtrəʊˈvɜːʃən)
 
n
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
 
'retroverse
 
adj
 
'retroverted
 
adj

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