Retroversion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part

translation back into the original language

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌɛtɹoʊvˈɜːʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌɛtɹəʊvˈɜːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌɛtɹəʊvˈɜːʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹˌɛtɹoʊvˈɜːʒən/.

Examples

retroversion of the uterus
the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

retroflection retrogression regress regression reversion retroflexion

Parts of Speech

noun	a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part “retroversion of the uterus”
noun	translation back into the original language “the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion”
noun	returning to a former state

Word Forms

regress	verb	go back to a previous state
revert	verb	go back to a previous state
retrogress	verb	get worse or fall back to a previous condition
retrovert	verb	go back to a previous state

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

rétroversion

une rotation ou une inclinaison vers l'arrière d'un organe ou d'une partie du corps

🇪🇸Spanish

retroversión

un giro o inclinación hacia atrás de un órgano o parte del cuerpo

🇮🇹Italian

retroversione

rotazione o inclinazione all'indietro di un organo o di una parte del corpo

🇳🇱Dutch

retroversie

het naar achteren draaien of kantelen van een orgaan of lichaamsdeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

retroversão

giro ou inclinação para trás de um órgão ou parte do corpo

🇷🇺Russian

ретроверсия

поворот или наклон назад органа или части тела

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रत्यावर्तन

किसी अंग या शरीर के अंग का पीछे की ओर मुड़ना या झुकना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রত্যাবর্তন

একটি অঙ্গ বা শরীরের অংশ পিছনে বাঁক বা কাত

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னடைவு

ஒரு உறுப்பு அல்லது உடல் பகுதியை பின்னோக்கி திருப்புதல் அல்லது சாய்த்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరోగమనం

ఒక అవయవం లేదా శరీర భాగం వెనుకకు తిరగడం లేదా వంచడం

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्ववत करणे

एखादा अवयव किंवा शरीराचा भाग मागे वळणे किंवा झुकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુનઃપ્રાપ્તિ

અંગ અથવા શરીરના ભાગને પાછળ તરફ વળવું અથવા નમવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ

ಅಂಗ ಅಥವಾ ದೇಹದ ಭಾಗವನ್ನು ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ತಿರುಗಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಓರೆಯಾಗಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിട്രോവേർഷൻ

ഒരു അവയവത്തിൻ്റെയോ ശരീരഭാഗത്തിൻ്റെയോ പിന്നിലേക്ക് തിരിയുകയോ ചരിഞ്ഞോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਪਸੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਅੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਦਾ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਵੱਲ ਮੁੜਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਝੁਕਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

واپسی

کسی عضو یا جسم کے حصے کا پیچھے کی طرف مڑنا یا جھکنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

逆行

器官或身体部位向后转动或倾斜

🇯🇵Japanese

逆行

器官または体の一部を後方に回転または傾けること

🇰🇷Korean

역전

기관이나 신체 부위가 뒤로 젖혀지거나 기울어지는 현상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đảo ngược

sự quay hoặc nghiêng về phía sau của một cơ quan hoặc bộ phận cơ thể

🇹🇭Thai

การถอยหลังกลับ

การพลิกหรือเอียงไปข้างหลังของอวัยวะหรือส่วนของร่างกาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

belokan ke belakang

memutar atau memiringkan ke belakang organ atau bagian tubuh

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabalik-tanaw

isang pagliko o pagtagilid pabalik ng isang organ o bahagi ng katawan

🇲🇾Malay

kemunduran

sesuatu organ atau bahagian badan berpusing atau condong ke belakang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انكفاء

تحول أو إمالة للخلف لعضو أو جزء من الجسم

🇮🇷Persian

به عقب گرایی

چرخش یا کج شدن اندام یا قسمتی از بدن به عقب

🇹🇷Turkish

retroversiyon

bir organın veya vücut kısmının geriye doğru dönmesi veya eğilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

רטרוורסיה

פנייה או הטיה לאחור של איבר או חלק בגוף

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The primary meaning of 'retroversion' is 'a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part'.

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Using 'retroversion' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'retroversion' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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