anteflexed

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adjective

Bent in an anterior (forward) direction, as the uterus.

OriginEnglish flexed ← Classical Latin ante- ← Latin ante →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Bent in an anterior (forward) direction, as the uterus.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Italic*anti
  5. Latinante
  6. Classical Latinante-
  7. Englishante-
  8. Englishflexed
  9. Englishanteflexed

From ante- + flexed.

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APA

anteflexed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteflexed

MLA

“anteflexed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteflexed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anteflexed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteflexed.

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