an|te|ver|sion

an|te|ver|sion
an|te|ver|sion «AN tee VUR zhuhn, -shuhn», noun.
the process of anteverting or the condition of being anteverted; anteflexion, especially of the uterus, so that the broad upper portion is turned toward the pubis.
[< Latin anteversiō, -ōnis < antevertere turn forwards]

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