supine

  • 41supine — /ˈsupaɪn / (say soohpuyn) adjective 1. lying on the back, or with the face or front upwards. 2. having the palm upwards, as the hand. 3. inactive, passive, or inert, especially, from indolence or indifference. –noun 4. (in Latin) a noun form… …

  • 42supine —   a. lying flat on back; sluggish; lazy;, n. Grammar, kind of Latin verbal noun …

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  • 43supine — adj. & n. adj. 1 lying face upwards (cf. PRONE). 2 having the front or ventral part upwards; (of the hand) with the palm upwards. 3 inert, indolent; morally or mentally inactive. n. a Latin verbal noun used only in the accusative and ablative… …

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  • 44prone, prostrate, recumbent, supine —    Supine means lying face upward (it may help to remember that a supine person is on her spine). Prone and prostrate are regarded by most dictionaries and usage authorities, but by no means all, as meaning lying face downward. (A few say that… …

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  • 45prone, prostrate, recumbent, supine —    Supine means lying face upward (it may help to remember that a supine person is on her spine). Prone and prostrate are regarded by most dictionaries and usage authorities, but by no means all, as meaning lying face downward. (A few say that… …

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  • 46prone, prostrate, recumbent, supine —    Supine means lying face upward (it may help to remember that a supine person is on her spine). Prone and prostrate are regarded by most dictionaries and usage authorities, but by no means all, as meaning lying face downward. (A few say that… …

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  • 47prone, prostrate, recumbent, supine —    Supine means lying face upward (it may help to remember that a supine person is on her spine). Prone and prostrate are regarded by most dictionaries and usage authorities, but by no means all, as meaning lying face downward. (A few say that… …

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  • 48supine tense — noun A verb form, used together with a form of the auxiliary verb ha (= have ) to create the perfect and pluperfect tenses …

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  • 49Supine (anatomic orientation) — With the back or dorsal surface downward (lying face up), as opposed to prone. For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry Anatomic Orientation Terms …

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  • 50supine hypotension — see under syndrome …

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