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retroverse

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ret⋅ro⋅ver⋅sion

  [re-truh-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn]
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–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; < L retrōvers(us) bent backward (retrō- retro- + versus ptp. of vertere to turn; see verse ) + -ion

Related forms:
ret⋅ro⋅verse  [re-truh-vurs, re-truh-vurs] , adjective
ret⋅ro⋅vert⋅ed, adjective
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Main Entry: ret·ro·ver·sion
Pronunciation: -'v&r-zh&n also -sh&n
Function: noun
: the bending backward of the uterusand cervix out of the normal axis so that the fundus points toward the sacrum and the cervix toward the pubic symphysis —compare RETROFLEXION
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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retroversion ret·ro·ver·sion (rět'rō-vûr'zhən, -shən)
n.

  1. A turning or tilting backward, as of the uterus.

  2. The state of being turned or tilted back.

  3. A condition in which the teeth are located in a position posterior to normal.

ret'ro·vert'ed adj.

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