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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