SUPINATION
\sˌuːpɪnˈe͡ɪʃən], \sˌuːpɪnˈeɪʃən], \s_ˌuː_p_ɪ_n_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of SUPINATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of turning the hand palm upward; also, position of the hand with the palm upward.
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The act or state of lying with the face upward. Opposed to pronation.
By Oddity Software
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Applies to the movements of the forearm in turning the palm forward or upward and when applied to the foot, a combination of adduction and inversion of the foot.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William R. Warner
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By J.H. Kenneth
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The movement in which the forearm and hand are carried outwards, so that the anterior surface of the latter becomes superior. In Pathology, Supination, Supinatio,Hyptiasma, Hyptiasmus, means the horizontal position on the back, with the head thrown back, and the legs and arms extended. It is often a sign of great weakness in disease.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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