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retroversion
CIDE DICTIONARY
retroversion, n. [Cf. F. rétroversion. See Retrovert.].
A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retroversion of the uterus. [1913 Webster]
" In retroversion the bending is gradual or curved; in retroflexion it is abrupt or angular." [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
retroversion
Inversion
N inversion, eversion, subversion, reversion, retroversion, introversion, contraposition, contrariety, reversal, turn of the tide, overturn, somersault, somerset, summerset, culbute, revulsion, pirouette, transposition, transposal, anastrophy, metastasis, hyperbaton, anastrophe, hysteron proteron, hypallage, synchysis, tmesis, parenthesis, metathesis, palindrome, pronation and supination, inverted, wrong side out, wrong side up, inside out, upside down, bottom upwards, keel upwards, supine, on one's head, topsy-turvy, sens dessus dessous, inverse, reverse, opposite, top heavy, inversely, hirdy-girdy, heels over head, head over heels.For further exploring for "retroversion" in Webster Dictionary Online