retroversion
noun
ret·ro·ver·sion ˌre-trō-ˈvər-zhən 
also -shən
1
: the bending backward of the uterus and cervix
2
: the act or process of turning back or regressing
Word History
Etymology
Latin retroversus turned backward, from retro- + versus, past participle of vertere to turn — more at worth
First Known Use
1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
retroversion
noun
ret·ro·ver·sion
-ˈvər-zhən also -shən
: the bending backward of the uterus and cervix out of the normal axis so that the fundus points toward the sacrum and the cervix toward the pubic symphysis compare retroflexion