| 单词 |
retroversion |
| 释义 |
retroversion|riːtrəʊ-, rɛtrəʊˈvəʃən|
[ad. L. type *retrōversio: see retro- and reversion.]
†1. Sc. Reversal, rescission. Obs. rare—1.
1587in T. Morris Provosts of Methven (1875) 69 Full power to..put the said John and Cristiane his spous, in..possession of the foirsaid manse..to be brukit be thame..in all punctis, but [= without] retrouersione.
2. Path. The fact of (the uterus) becoming retroverted.
1776Garthshore in Med. Obs. & Inquiries V. 386 Notwithstanding the situation of the os tincæ was so little altered, I still suspected a retroversion of the uterus. 1822–34Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) IV. 110 Retroversion is mostly met with in the third and fourth months of pregnancy. 1872Thomas Dis. Women (ed. 3) 45 One of the symptoms of such inflammation he considers to be retroversion of the uterus.
3. The action of turning or looking back.
1820Lamb Elia i. Oxford in Vacation, What mystery lurks in this retroversion? 1853Herschel Pop. Lect. Sci. viii. §133 (1873) 345 By a necessary consequence of that general law of retro-version. 1861J. A. Alexander Gospel Jesus Christ xvii. 238 There is something fearful in the length to which this retroversion may be carried.
4. Retranslation into the original language.
1888Jrnl. Educ. 1 Oct. 468/2 Giving a free English translation of some foreign original for retroversion. 1892Classical Rev. Feb. 71/2 The Latin texts from which the exercises for retroversion are drawn. |
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