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anteriorization

anteriorization noun: the process of anteriorizing.

Noun

anteriorization (usually uncountable, plural anteriorizations)

  1. (usually) The process of anteriorizing.
    • Once the uterus and the cervix were removed, the anatomical relationships between the remnant organs changed, with a posterior displacement of the urinary bladder and an anteriorization of the rectum, which would partially cover the vaginal stump.2015, N Bacalbașa, I Bălescu, “Total pelvic exenteration for pelvic recurrence after advanced epithelial ovarian cancer – A case report and literature review”, in Journal of Medicine and Life, volume...

Forms of anteriorization

pluralanteriorizations

Origin of anteriorization

From anterior + -ization.

Questions about anteriorization

What does anteriorization mean?
Anteriorization means the process of anteriorizing.
What part of speech is anteriorization?
Anteriorization is a noun.
What is the plural of anteriorization?
The plural of anteriorization is anteriorizations.

Words near anteriorization in the dictionary

  1. anterior walls
  2. anteriorally
  3. anteriorisation
  4. anteriorities
  5. anteriority
  6. anteriorization
  7. anteriorizations
  8. anteriorize
  9. anteriorized
  10. anteriorizes
  11. anteriorizing

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