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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ret·ro·ver·sion /ˌrɛtroˈvɚ/
 向後彎曲,後屈,倒退,回顧

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 ret·ro·ver·sion /-ˈvɝʒən , ʃən/ 名詞
 後傾,後傾症

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Re·tro·ver·sion n.  A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retroversion of the uterus.
 Note: ☞ In retroversion the bending is gradual or curved; in retroflexion it is abrupt or angular.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 retroversion
      n 1: a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part;
           "retroversion of the uterus" [syn: retroflection, retroflexion]
      2: translation back into the original language; "the teacher
         translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his
         students for retroversion"
      3: returning to a former state [syn: regression, regress, reversion,
          retrogression]