Meaning & use
retroversion
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Meanings
noununcountablemedical
The tilting or turning of an organ, especially the uterus, backward toward the spine instead of forward.
Grammar: Usually uncountable: retroversion of the uterus.
Patterns
- retroversion of something
The scan showed retroversion of the uterus, which needs no treatment.
Doctors explained that retroversion is common and usually harmless.
Retroversion can sometimes cause lower back discomfort.
nouncountable or uncountabletechnicalrare
The act of translating a text back into its original language.
Grammar: Rare in everyday speech; used in translation work.
Patterns
- retroversion into something
The scholar attempted a retroversion of the Greek text into Hebrew.
Retroversion is a test of how accurate the translation was.
His retroversion into Latin revealed several small errors.
Word forms
| plural | retroversions |
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Common combinations
- uterine retroversion
- Uterine retroversion is found in many women.
- retroversion of the uterus
- Retroversion of the uterus rarely affects pregnancy.
- pelvic retroversion
- Pelvic retroversion can alter a person's posture.
- cause retroversion
- Scar tissue can cause retroversion.
Synonyms and how they differ
- tilting
- Tilting is a plain word for leaning in any direction, while retroversion is a precise medical term for a backward tilt.
- backward tilt
- Backward tilt is the everyday way to say it and is better for patients than retroversion.
Opposites
Word family
- retroverted adjective
- tilted backward
- anteversion noun
- a forward tilt of an organ
- version noun
- a turning or form of something
- retrograde adjective
- moving backward
Commonly confused: retroversion or retroflexion? retroversion or retrospective?
retroversion vs retroflexion
Retroflexion is a bending backward of an organ, especially the uterus, while retroversion is a tilting backward as a whole.
retroversion vs retrospective
Retrospective looks back at the past; retroversion is a physical or linguistic turning back.
Practice
A doctor says the uterus tilts toward the spine. Which term fits?
Choose one answer.
Retroversion is a backward tilt. Anteversion is the forward tilt, which is the opposite, and the others mean different things.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “retroversion”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.