n.
Pronunciation: ˌ re-tr ō - ' v ə r-zh ə n also -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin retroversus turned backward, from retro- + versus, past participle of vertere to turn ― more at WORTH
Date: 1776
1 : the bending backward of the uterus and cervix
2 : the act or process of turning back or regressing