backwards displacement of the uterus

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• Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… …   Medical dictionary

• Retroversion — Re tro*ver sion, n. [Cf. F. r[ e]troversion. See {Retrovert}.] A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retroversion of the uterus. [1913 Webster] Note: In retroversion the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ret|ro|ver|sion — «REHT ruh VUR zhuhn, shuhn», noun. the act of turning or condition of being turned backward; displacement backwards: »a retroversion of the uterus. ╂[< Latin retrōversus (< retrō back + vertere to turn) + English ion] …   Useful english dictionary