intorsion

noun3

1. •
   A winding, bending, or twisting.
2. •
   A bending or twisting of an organ from its proper alignment.

   • However, if postoperative anatomic intorsion is present, the patient may have DVD that was incorrectly diagnosed as IOOA and treated by IO muscle recessions. — 1999
3. •
   (no longer used) The bending or twisting of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical.