— retroverse /re"treuh verrs', re'treuh verrs"/ , adj. — retroverted , adj.
/re'treuh verr"zheuhn, -sheuhn/ , n.
1. a looking or turning back.
2. the resulting state or condition.
3. Pathol. a tilting or turning backward of an organ or part: retroversion of the uterus.
[ 1580-90; retrovers ( us ) bent backward ( retro- RETRO- + versus ptp. of vertere to turn; see VERSE) + -ION ]