antevertedadj.
/ˈantᵻvəːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈæntəˌvərdəd/ Medicine.
Turned, displaced, or facing forwards; spec. (of the uterus) pivoted forwards on its transverse axis.Contrasted with retroverted adj. 2.
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retroflexed1724
retroverted1771
anteverted1829
anteflexed1839
metritic1857
parametritic1869
pseudomucinous1901
Krukenberg1911
1829 Lancet 24 Jan. 515/1 Now, it is said that ante-version, that is, a supposed change of position, in which the fundus comes forward and the mouth recedes, may take place; but, the truth is, that the womb is almost always ante-verted.
1860 T. H. Tanner On Signs & Dis. Pregnancy ii. 96 An anteverted uterus.
1908 Allbutt's Syst. Med. (ed. 2) IV. i. 7 In those in whom the liver has become anteverted, the back to front diameter is only 25 to 45 per cent of the vertical diameter.
1989 J. A. B. Collier & J. M. Longmore Oxf. Handbk. Clin. Specialties (ed. 2) i. 4 In most women the uterus is anteverted.
2007 Amer. Jrnl. Human Genetics 80 971/1 All patients described to date present facial anomalies, including large face, chubby cheeks, broad nose with anteverted nostrils, and bilateral camptodactyly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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