• (n.) The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical. • (n.) A winding, bending, or twisting.
(in-tor´shәn) tilting of the upper part of the vertical meridian of the eye toward the midline of the face.
In·tor'sion noun [ Latin intortio a curling, crisping: confer French intorsion . See Intort , and confer Intortion .] 1. A winding, bending, or twisting. 2. (Botany) The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in a...
Type: Term Pronunciation: in-tōr′shŭn Definitions: 1. Conjugate rotation of the upper poles of each cornea inward.
a twisting about an axis or fixed point, as of the stem of a plant.