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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RETROVER'SION, n. A turning or falling backwards; as the retroversion of the uterus.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus" [syn: retroversion, retroflection, retroflexion]
2: translation back into the original language; "the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion"
3: returning to a former state [syn: regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin retroversus turned backward, from retro- + versus, past participle of vertere to turn — more at worth Date: 1776 1. the bending backward of the uterus and cervix 2. the act or process of turning back or regressing

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Retroversion Re`tro*ver"sion, n. [Cf. F. r['e]troversion. See Retrovert.] 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.