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an·te·vert
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tiˈvɜrt
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verb (used with object)
Pathology
.
to displace (the uterus or other body organ) by tipping forward.
Origin:
1640–50;
<
Latin
antevertere
to go before, precede, equivalent to
ante
ante-
+
vertere
to turn
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antevert
(ˌæntɪˈvɜːt)
—
vb
(
tr
) to displace (an organ or part) by tilting it forward
[C17: from Latin
antevertere
to go in front, from
vertere
to turn]
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