-version

suffix

A tilted position of an anatomical structure.

“anteversion, retroversion”

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Meanings

suffix
  1. anatomyA tilted position of an anatomical structure.

    anteversion, retroversion

  2. medicineA movement of both eyes.

    dextroversion, cycloversion

  3. dentistryA slanted position of a tooth.

    buccoversion, distoversion

  4. human sciencesA personality orientation.

    distoversion, ambiversion

  5. medicineA conversion or transition.

    transversion, seroversion, cardioversion

Origin

From version and related words. Compare especially the medicine and ophthalmology senses.

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Cite this entry
APA

-version. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-version

MLA

“-version.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-version. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-version,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-version.

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