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/an'tee verrt"/, v.t. Pathol.to displace (the uterus or other body organ) by tipping forward.[1640-50; < L antevertere to go before, precede, equiv. to ante ANTE- + vertere to turn]
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Antevert — An te*vert , v. t. [L. antevertere; ante + vertere to turn.] 1. To prevent. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) To displace by anteversion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antevert — [an΄tē vʉrt′, an′tivʉrt′] vt. [L antevertere < ante , before + vertere, to turn: see VERSE] to cause anteversion of … English World dictionary
antevert — an·te·vert ant i .vərt, .ant i vt to displace (a body organ) so that the whole axis is directed farther forward than normal … Medical dictionary
antevert — v. cause the uterus to tip forward (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
antevert — an·te·vert … English syllables
antevert — /æntiˈvɜt/ (say antee vert) verb (t) to displace (the uterus) by tipping forward. {Latin antevertere precede} …
antevert — v.t. to displace a body organ forwards. anteversion, n … Dictionary of difficult words
antevert — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌvərt, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin antevertere, anteverti to come before, prevent, prefer, from ante + vertere to turn more at worth : to displace (a body organ) so that the whole axis is directed… … Useful english dictionary
Hindrance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Hindrance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 prevention prevention preclusion obstruction stoppage Sgm: N 1 embolus embolus Sgm: N 1 interruption interruption interception interclusion| Sgm: N 1 hindrance … English dictionary for students
anteversion — [an΄tē vʉr′zhən, an′tē vʉr′shən; an΄tivʉr′shən, an′tivʉr′zhən] n. [LL anteversio < L anteversus, pp. of antevertere, ANTEVERT] an abnormal, forward displacement of a body organ, esp. the uterus … English World dictionary
