anteverting
|an-te-ver-ting|
🇺🇸
/ˈæn.ti.vɝt/
🇬🇧
/ˈæn.ti.vɜːt/
(antevert)
turn forward
Etymology
'antevert' originates from Latin, specifically from the prefix 'ante-' meaning 'before, in front of' and the verb 'vertere' meaning 'to turn' (combined in New/Medieval Latin as 'antevertere').
'antevert' came into English via New/Scientific Latin from Medieval Latin/Latin 'antevertere' (formed from 'ante-' + 'vertere'), and was adopted into modern English medical and technical vocabulary as 'antevert'.
Initially it meant 'to turn forward' in Latin compounds and retained that core sense; in English it is used similarly, often in anatomical contexts to mean 'to tilt forward.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
to tilt or turn forward; to bend something toward the front (general, physical sense).
Anteverting the model made the front structure easier to inspect.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Verb 2
(Medical/anatomical) To bend or position an organ, especially the uterus, so that its body is tipped forward (uterine anteversion).
On examination she was found to have a naturally anteverting uterus.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Last updated: 2025/08/23 13:18