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antevert

[ an-tee-vurt ]

verb (used with object)

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


antevert

/ ˌæntɪˈvɜːt /

verb

  1. tr to displace (an organ or part) by tilting it forward
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of antevert1

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

Origin of antevert1

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

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