Anteversion


a tipping forward of an organ, as the uterus.
historical examples

sometimes a pessary which prevents the anteversion is efficient.
woman william j. robinson

or, the womb may turn forward, when we have a condition of anteversion.
woman william j. robinson

there are three kinds of displacements: anteversion, retroversion, and prolapsus.
alcohol: a dangerous and unnecessary medicine, how and why martha m. allen

exercises for anteversion and retroversion supplied by a successful teacher of such work.
alcohol: a dangerous and unnecessary medicine, how and why martha m. allen

noun
abnormal forward tilting of a bodily organ, esp the uterus

anteversion an·te·ver·sion (ān’tē-vûr’zhən, -shən)
n.
a turning forward as a whole without bending.
an’te·vert’ed (ān’tē-vûr’tĭd) adj.

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