retroversion

(noun)

noun

1. a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part

- retroversion of the uterus

Similar word(s): retroflection, retroflexion

Definition categories: state, abnormality

2. translation back into the original language

- the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion

Definition categories: communication, rendering, translation, version

3. returning to a former state

Similar word(s): regress, regression, retrogression, reversion

Definition categories: act, reversal