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supine

[soo´pīn]

lying with the face upward, or on the dorsal surface.

Supine position. From Lammon et al., 1995.

su·pine

(sū-pīn'), Although this word is more correctly accented on the first syllable, the pronunciation shown is usual in the U.S.

1. Denoting the body when lying face upward.

2. Supination of the forearm or of the foot.

[L. supinus]

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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.

su·pine

(sū'pīn, sū-pīn')

1. Denoting the body when lying face upward; opposite of prone.

2. Supination of the forearm or of the foot.
Synonym(s): dorsal recumbent position.

[L. supinus]

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supine

Lying on the back with the face upwards.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

su·pine

(sū'pīn)

1. Denoting the body when lying face upward.

2. Supination of the forearm or of the foot.

[L. supinus]

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

References in periodicals archive ?

We were not able to define one lesion in one patient in the supine images.

Supplementary abbreviated supine breast MRI following a standard prone breast MRI with single contrast administration: is it effective in detecting the initial contrast-enhancing lesions?

All adult patients (>14 years), who were electively admitted for PCNL and underwent the procedure in either supine or prone procedure, were analyzed in the study.

Supine PCNL is the Way Forward, with Reduced Anesthesia and Operative Times As Compared to Prone PCNL, Along with Comparable Blood Loss and Stone Free Rates/Supin PCNL ile Karsilastirildiginda, Supin PCNL, Anestezi ve Operasyon Sureleri Azaltilarak Ileriye Dogru Ilerliyor

There were no statistically significant differences in IOP values obtained in sitting when compared with values obtained in standing and supine position (p=0.112, p=0.472).

Evaluation of the Effect of Body Position on Intraocular Pressure Measured with Rebound Tonometer

A statistically significant difference by time was found in the results of the repeated measures variances analysis between the mean values of patients' dyspnea severity (p= 0.003) and HR (p= 0.027) in supine position, at the beginning of the prone position (prone position's 0.minute), 15th minutes of the prone position, at the beginning of the orthopnea position (orthopnea position's 0.minute) and 15th of the orthopnea position.

Effects of Different Position Changes on Hemodynamic Parameters and Dyspnea Severity in Patients with Dyspnea/Dispnesi Olan Hastalarda Farkli Pozisyon Degisiminin Hemodinamik Parametreler Ve Dispne Siddeti Uzerine Etkisi

pH study (% acidic refux/24 hours) Site Mean SD Range Proximal upright 6.0 6.8 1.0-34.0 Proximal supine 7.9 6.4 1.0-26.0 Distal upright 5.2 5.2 1.0-26.0 Distal supine 8.5 9.1 1.0-52.0 SD: Standard deviation Table 2.

Benchmarking of a Simple Scintigraphic Test for Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease That Assesses Oesophageal Disease and Its Pulmonary Complications/Basit Bir Yontem Olan Gastro-ozefageal Reflu Sintigrafisi ile Ozefagus Hastaligi ve Pulmoner Komplikasyonlarin Degerlendirilmesi

While positional therapy is a well-accepted way to reduce supine sleep time and increase side-sleeping in adults with sleep-disordered breathing, no prior studies have examined its use in pregnant women.

Avoid this posture during late pregnancy

The diagnosis of OH requires measuring BP in both the supine and upright positions.

Recognition and Management of Orthostatic Hypotension in Primary Care

A sterile intravenous catheter was inserted into the cubital vein of each arm during supine rest.

Arm Position Affects Calculation of Posture-Induced Versus Jogging-Induced Plasma Volume Change

SO[sub]2 concentrations were determined as follows.[8] When children were kept in the supine position, blood was obtained and placed in an anticoagulant tube and was then centrifuged at 2000 rpm for 20 min.

Increased Endogenous Sulfur Dioxide Involved in the Pathogenesis of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome in Children: A Case-Control Study

Results of their study produced lower incidence of hypotension along with reduced ephedrine requirements in mothers who remained in full lateral posture (9.7%) than other 2 groups who shifted to tilted supine posture after receiving the block15.

COMPARISON OF THE HEMODYNAMIC EFFECTS OF LATERAL AND SITTING POSITIONS DURING INDUCTION OF SPINAL ANAESTHESIA FOR CAESAREAN SECTION USING HYPERBARIC BUPIVACAINE

Authors have suggested many different versions of the supine and prone positions to optimize the technique: the lateral [9], laterally flexed [10], lateral with abducted legs [11], prone split leg [12], prone-reverse lithotomy [13], supine crossed-leg [14], and supine with legs flexed in supports [3] are only some of them.

Supine Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy in Double-S Position

Reflux patients were further categorized into having upright, mixed, or supine predominant reflux.

Gastroesophageal Reflux Characteristics and Patterns in Patients with Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis