anteriorization

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English

Etymology

From anterior +‎ -ization.

Noun

anteriorization (usually uncountable, plural anteriorizations)

  1. The process of anteriorizing.
    • 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 8:
      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.