| NOUN | state | retroversion, retroflection, retroflexion | a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | retroversion | translation back into the original language | |
| act | retroversion, regression, regress, reversion, retrogression | returning to a former state |
| Meaning | A turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "retroversion of the uterus" | |
| Synonyms | retroflection, retroflexion | |
| Broader | abnormality, abnormalcy | An abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies |
| Meaning | translation back into the original language. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion" | |
| Broader | translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version | A written communication in a second language having the same meaning / meaning as the written communication in a first language |
| Meaning | Returning to a former state. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | regression, regress, reversion, retrogression | |
| Broader | reversal | A change from one state to the opposite state |
| Spanish | regresión, retroceso | |
| Catalan | regressió, retrocés | |
| Verbs | retrovert | go back to a previous state |
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