anteversion
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noun
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Examination showed: metritis following upon sub-involution of the uterus, anteversion with prolapsus of the whole organ.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
When strength sufficient is acquired the exercises for anteversion will be found useful, and any other exercises which strengthen the abdominal muscles, such as bending backward and forward, and sideways.
From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir
Sometimes a pessary which prevents the anteversion is efficient.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.
There are three kinds of displacements: anteversion, retroversion, and prolapsus.
From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir
Dr. Anderson says, “A woman who will do this twenty times each day can never have anteversion, if she dresses properly, for it lifts the organs in place each time.”
From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir
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