anteversion
[ an-tee-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n ]
/ ˌæn tiˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
noun Pathology.
a tipping forward of an organ, as the uterus.
Words nearby anteversion
anteros,
anterosuperior,
anterus,
antesystole,
antetype,
anteversion,
antevert,
anth-,
anthea,
antheil,
anthelic arc
Example sentences from the Web for anteversion
Exercises for anteversion and retroversion supplied by a successful teacher of such work.
Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why |Martha M. AllenSometimes a pessary which prevents the anteversion is efficient.
Woman |William J. RobinsonThere are three kinds of displacements: anteversion, retroversion, and prolapsus.
Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why |Martha M. AllenOr, the womb may turn forward, when we have a condition of anteversion.
Woman |William J. Robinson
British Dictionary definitions for anteversion
anteversion
/ (ˌæntɪˈvɜːʃən) /
noun
abnormal forward tilting of a bodily organ, esp the uterus
Medical definitions for anteversion
anteversion
[ ăn′tē-vûr′zhən ]
n.
A turning forward as a whole without bending.