释义 |
ret·ro·ver·sion \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈvərzhən, -və̄zh-, -vəizh-\ noun Etymology: Latin retroversus turned backward (from retro- + versus toward, in the direction of — from versus, past participle of vertere to turn) + English -ion — more at worth 1. a. : the act or process of turning back b. : regression to a lower stage of development < these political and moral retroversions, the totalitarian states — Max Eastman > c. : translation into the original language 2. : the bending backward of the uterus and cervix out of the normal axis so that the fundus points toward the sacrum and the cervix toward the pubic symphysis — compare retroflexion |