Gynecology . e has been also a version involving the cervix, one speaks ofright or left version-flexion. Anteflexion relates to forward angulation between the body and cervix.The uterus is normally anteflexed to a certain degree. The term anteflexionis used to denote an abnormal amount of angulation. The condition is de-scribed more exactly by hyperanteflexion, a word that is not in common use. Retrocession is a specialized term that relates to a condition in which theuterus has receded to a position nearer the sacrum than normal, but in whichthe fundus continues to point forward. In the major

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Gynecology . e has been also a version involving the cervix, one speaks ofright or left version-flexion. Anteflexion relates to forward angulation between the body and cervix.The uterus is normally anteflexed to a certain degree. The term anteflexionis used to denote an abnormal amount of angulation. The condition is de-scribed more exactly by hyperanteflexion, a word that is not in common use. Retrocession is a specialized term that relates to a condition in which theuterus has receded to a position nearer the sacrum than normal, but in whichthe fundus continues to point forward. In the majority of anteflexion casesthe whole uterus is abnormally far back, and is said, therefore, to be retro-cessed. Conversely, retrocession, when properly used, implies an anteflexionof the body. MALPOSITIONS OF THE UTERUS 397 Anteposition denotes that the uterus, as a whole, is in a position abnormallynear the pubes or anterior abdominal wall. This position is created by the KormoV Jtx.s JXS of ~R«X:otesS.ow. Fig. 181.—Anteflexion with Retrocession.The whole uterus sags back toward the sacrum. pressure from behind of a tumor situated in the posterior culdesac, or by ab-normal attachment of the fundus to the anterior abdominal wall.