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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

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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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