anteroversion

English

Alternative forms

• antroversion

Etymology

From Latin ante (“forward, before”) + Latin vertere, versum (“to turn”). Compare anteroverted.

Noun

anteroversion (uncountable)

1. Synonym of anteversion.
   • 1847, Joseph Maximilian Chelius, George Washington Norris, A System of Surgery - Volume 2, page 415:

     The symptoms of antroversion of the impregnated womb differ according to their degree, the period of its origin, and the sensibility of the patient.

   • 1878, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Collected papers - Volume 1, page 76:

     The chief points of similarity are : first, the subtriangular shape ; second, the same relative proportions between the fossae; third, the antroversion of the spine; fourth, the glenoid cavity looking directly down.

   • 1893, Simeon Hayden Guilford, Orthodontia, Or Malposition of the Human Teeth, page 194:

     In most cases it will be found that both arches are normal in form and size, that there is no antroversion or introversion either above or below, and that the superior teeth alone are at fault.