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antevert

American  
[an-tee-vurt] / ˌæn tiˈvɜrt /

verb (used with object)

Pathology.

  1. to displace (the uterus or other body organ) by tipping forward.

antevert British  
/ ˌæntɪˈvɜːt /

verb

  1. (tr) to displace (an organ or part) by tilting it forward

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Etymology

Origin of antevert

1640–50; < Latin antevertere to go before, precede, equivalent to ante ante- + vertere to turn

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