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A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retroversion of the uterus.
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- n. A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retroversion of the uterus.
- n. a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
- n. translation back into the original language
- n. returning to a former state
- 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.
- A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turnedor bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retroversion of theuterus.
- n. a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part n. translation back into the original language