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retroversion
noun[ C or U ]
medical specializeduk /ˌret.rəˈvɜː.ʃən/ us /ˈret.roʊ.vɝː.ʒən/
(of a body part, especially the uterus (= the organ where a baby develops)) the state of sloping backwards or a example of this:
Retroversion of the uterus may occur due to weakening of the pelvic ligaments.
In retroversions, the uterus revolves forward, and then glides downward.
A full bladder may mimic retroversion clinically.
This helps pull the mobile uterus out of retroversion.
Retroversion of the proximal femur significantly increased the magnitude of mean peak joint pressure.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting
acclivity
angled
anteversion
anteverted
askew
gentleness
inclination
incline
lean
lopsided
lopsidedly
lopsidedness
oblique
rake
skew-whiff
slant
slanting
slantingly
slantwise
steep
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