antevert

[ an-tee-vurt ]

/ ˌæn tiˈvɜrt /

verb (used with object) Pathology.

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

Nearby words

anterosuperior, anterus, antesystole, antetype, anteversion, antevert, anth-, anthea, antheil, anthelic arc, anthelion

Origin of antevert

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

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British Dictionary definitions for anteverted

antevert

/ (ˌæntɪˈvɜːt) /

verb

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

Word Origin for antevert

C17: from Latin antevertere to go in front, from vertere to turn

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