retroversion
Turning toward back
Retroversion is the tilting or turning of an organ backward from its normal position—most often used medically for the uterus: The ultrasound revealed uterine retroversion.
More generally, retroversion can mean a return to an earlier state or condition, or the act of looking back to the past.
Female reproductive organ
- pelvicOf the hip girdle
- gynecologyFemale reproductive medicine
- prolapseOrgan slipping from place
- positioningArranging in specific locations
reproductive · cervix · fertility · ovaries · fallopian · ligaments · menstruation · obstetrics
Toward what's behind
- tiltingInclined from vertical
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- displacementRemoval from usual location
positioning · leaning · posterior · axis · alignment · rotation · deviation · correction
Return to ancestral type
- atavismReturn to ancestral type
- returnGo back again
- relapseReturn to former illness
- backslidingReverting to former sins
retrogression · reversal · retreat · decline · deterioration · setback · recurrence
Retranslating into source language
- originalFirst or inventive
- sourcePoint of origin
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- retranslateTranslate a second time
reconstruction · text · manuscript · scripture · Septuagint · Hebrew · Greek · biblical
uterus
Female reproductive organ
- pelvicOf the hip girdle
- gynecologyFemale reproductive medicine
- prolapseOrgan slipping from place
positioning · reproductive · cervix · fertility · ovaries · fallopian · ligaments · menstruation · obstetrics · endometrium
backward
Toward what's behind
- tiltingInclined from vertical
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
displacement · positioning · leaning · posterior · axis · alignment · rotation · deviation · correction · posture
throwback
Return to ancestral type
backsliding · retrogression · reversal · retreat · decline · deterioration · setback · recurrence
back-translation
Retranslating into source language
retranslate · reconstruction · text · manuscript · scripture · Septuagint · Hebrew · Greek · biblical · philology
version, convert, universe, vertical, advertise, versatile, diversion, conversion, controversy