retroversion
pronunciation
How to pronounce retroversion in British English:
UK [ˌretrəʊ'vɜ:ʃən]
How to pronounce retroversion in American English:
US [ˌretroʊ'vɜʃən]
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- Noun:
- a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
- translation back into the original language
- returning to a former state
Word Origin
- retroversion (n.)
- 1580s, "a tilting or turning backward," noun of action or state from Latin retroversus "turned or bent backwards," from retro (see retro-) + versus "turned" (see versus).
Example
- 1. Acetabular retroversion in developmental dysplasia of the hip .
- 2. Influence of articular surface diameter of the humeral head in volume rendering technique measuring the humeral head retroversion angle with multi-slice spiral ct .
- 3. Physiologic adaptations to throwing include increased external rotation , increased humeral and glenoid retroversion , and anterior laxity , all of which may predispose an individual to internal impingement .
- 4. This is a retroversion effect by which the subject becomes at each stage what he was before and announces himself-he will have been-only in the future perfect tense .