(ret″ro-vur´zhәn) the tipping backward of an entire organ or part, as of the uterus. Retroversion of uterus. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Re`tro·ver'sion noun [ Confer French rétroversion . See Retrovert .] A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retroversion of the uterus. » In retroversion the bending is gradual or curved; in re... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/69
noun translation back into the original language; `the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
Latin retro = backwards, and version = turned; hence, the position of being turned backwards, applied to the angulation of the cervix uteri on the vagina. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21450