supine (redirected from supineness)

supine /su·pine/ (soo´pin) lying with the face upward, or on the dorsal surface.

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su·pine (s-pn, spn)

adj.

1. Lying on the back; having the face upward.

2. Having the palm of the hand or sole of the foot upward.

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supine (sōōˑ·pīn),

adj face up or back down position assumed by the client during a bodywork session.

Supine.

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supine,

adj lying horizontally on the back.

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supine Imaging adjective Pertaining to a posture in which the anterior portion of the body faces upward, the torso is aligned parallel to the reference surface, and hips and knees extended Medtalk Lying on the back. See Position.