retroverted, ppl. a.
(ˈriːtrəʊ-, ˈrɛtrəʊvətɪd)
[f. prec. + -ed1.]
Turned backwards, reverted. a. Path. Of the uterus.
| 1776 Garthshore in Med. Obs. & Inquiries V. 381 The singular and dangerous disease, now known by the name of retroverted uterus. 1822–34 Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) IV. 108 Retroverted womb. Ibid. 129 It is this which constitutes a retroverted uterus. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 835 Thus the bowel may be compressed by a retroverted or retroflexed uterus. |
b. In general use.
| 1828 Blackw. Mag. XXIV. 47 With retroverted eye, open jaws, and blown belly. 1842 Manning Serm. iii. (1848) 45 Beware of a retroverted heart, and of the glancing aside of the imagination. 1887 Reade Griffith Gaunt 4 Glaring out between his retroverted ears. |