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RETROVERSIONS
Noun
retroversions
plural of retroversion
Source: Wiktionary
RETROVERSION
Re`tro*ver"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. rétroversion. See Retrovert.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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