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Retroverted uterus
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ret·ro·ver·sion
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noun
1.
a looking or turning back.
2.
the resulting state or condition.
3.
Pathology
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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
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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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