retroversion

retroversion /ret·ro·ver·sion/ (-ver´zhun) the tipping backward of an entire organ or part.

Retroversion of uterus.

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ret·ro·ver·sion (rtr-vûrzhn)

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.

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retro·verted adj.

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retroversion,

n a condition in which an organ or bodily structure is turned backward, as with the uterus. Typically no indication of flexion or another kind of distortion.

Retroversion.

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retroversion (ret´rōvur´zhn),

n a condition in which teeth or other maxillary and mandibular structures are located posterior to the normal or generally accepted standard.

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retroversion

a turning backwards; as in surgically created deviation of the penis in the creation of a teaser bull.