Definition of "anteflexion" []

• A forward bending or an organ, especially that of the uterus near the cervix (noun)

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• "An extreme degree of anteversion or anteflexion, or retroversion or retroflexion, may interfere with impregnation, as the spermatozoa may find it difficult or impossible to reach the opening of the womb -- the external os."
• "If the womb is _bent_ (or _flexed_) forward on itself the condition is called _anteflexion_."
• "-- Anteversion, anteflexion, retroversion, retroflexion, and the various other forms of displacement, are due to very much the same causes as those which give rise to prolapsus, and the symptoms are also very much the same."