anteflexedadj.
/ˈantᵻflɛkst/, U.S. /ˈæntəˌflɛkst/ Medicine.
Bent forwards; spec. (of the uterus) having the fundus bent forwards with respect to the cervix. Contrasted with retroflexed adj. 1a. Cf. anteverted adj.
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retroflexed1724
retroverted1771
anteverted1829
anteflexed1839
metritic1857
parametritic1869
pseudomucinous1901
Krukenberg1911
1839 Dublin Jrnl. Med. Sci. 15 349 I am aware of a case in which this did happen at the full time, in consequence of the uterus becoming anteflexed, separating the recti and hanging down between the woman's thighs.
1872 T. G. Thomas Pract. Treat. Dis. Women (ed. 3) 72 Anterior to the cervix [of the uterus] if it be in normal position or anteflexed.
1922 C. G. Child Sterility & Conception viii. 58 The infantile type of uterus is unfavorable to fecundity, as is the small, anteflexed organ.
1974 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 74 1439/1 The one [tracheostomy patient] who swallowed without any problems had his head slightly anteflexed.
2011 European Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. & Reprod. Biol. 154 218 A significant postoperative improvement was observed more frequently in patients with anteflexed uteri than in patients with retroflexed uteri.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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