retroversion

noun

1. a looking or turning back.
2. the resulting state or condition.
3. Pathology. a tilting or turning backward of an organ or part: retroversion of the uterus.

noun

1. the act of turning or condition of being turned backwards
2. the condition of a part or organ, esp the uterus, that is turned or tilted backwards

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).

n.

1. A turning or tilting backward, as of the uterus.
2. The state of being turned or tilted back.
3. A condition in which the teeth are located in a position posterior to normal.