anteflexionn.
/ˌantᵻˈflɛkʃn/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)əˈflɛkʃən/ Chiefly Medicine.
The condition or fact of being bent forwards, esp. the condition of the uterus in which the fundus is bent forwards with respect to the cervix. Also: the action of bending something forwards. Contrasted with retroflexion n. 2. Cf. anteversion n.
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fallinga1400
retroversion1771
physometra1772
hysteritis1781
anteversion1790
metritis1807
anteflexion1833
uteritisa1836
antroversion1840
metroperitonitis1845
metrophlebitis1845
hydatidiform mole1859
retroflexion1860
parametritis1869
perimetritis1869
cervicitis1889
mesometritis1890
adenomyoma1913
breakthrough bleeding1950
1833 Medico-chirurg. Rev., & Jrnl. Pract. Med. 18 416 After parturition, we should endeavour to retain the uterus in a proper form by position; if there be anteflexion, the patient should lie upon her back.
1872 T. G. Thomas Pract. Treat. Dis. Women (ed. 3) 72 Due to anteflexion or anteversion of the uterus.
1915 Bull. Entomol. Res. 6 255 Occasional movements of anteflexion of the abdomen then took place, as if the insect were preparing for oviposition.
1989 J. A. B. Collier & J. M. Longmore Oxf. Handbk. Clin. Specialties (ed. 2) i. 4 The body of the uterus is angled forward on the cervix. This is described as ante-flexion.
2001 C. J. Snijders in M. Nordin & V. H. Frankel Basic Biomechanics Musculoskeletal Syst. (ed. 3) xvii. 430/2 Anteflexion of the head leads to increased neck muscle force.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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