retroversion

noun

ret·​ro·​ver·​sion ˌre-trō-ˈvər-zhən 

 also  -shən

1

: the bending backward of the uterus and cervix

2

: the act or process of turning back or regressing

Word History

Etymology

Latin retroversus turned backward, from retro- + versus, past participle of vertere to turn — more at worth

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

retroversion

noun

ret·​ro·​ver·​sion

-ˈvər-zhən also -shən

: the bending backward of the uterus and cervix out of the normal axis so that the fundus points toward the sacrum and the cervix toward the pubic symphysis compare retroflexion