Look up: Supination

1. supination
   [n] - rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward
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2. Supination
   The movement of rotating the forearm that causes the palm of the hand to face forward, that is restoring the hand to the anatomical position. Supination is also sometimes used to describe a movement of the foot into inclination toward the midline, otherwise called inversion; a supinated foot would b...
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3. Supination
   the position of the sword hand with the finger-nail uppermost
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4. Supination
   the position of the sword hand with the finger-nail uppermost
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5. Supination
   Rotating a hand or foot outward on its long axis. The movement is done with the muscles in the forearm or lower leg.
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6. Supination
   The outward rotation of the forearms, so that the palm lies upwards.
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7. Supination
   Supination: Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is up (and the corresponding movement of the foot and leg with the sole up), as opposed to pronation. For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to 'Anatomic Orientation Terms'.
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8. supination
   a rotary movement of the hand or forearm,bringing the palmar surface of the hand upwards Category: Medicine
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9. Supination
   rolling motion of the feet onto the outer edges. Typical of high-arched, stiff feet. Also called 'underpronation.'
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10. Supination
    Su`pi·na'tion noun [ Latin supinare , supinatum , to bend or lay backward, from supinus supine: confer French supination . See Supine .] (Physiol.) (a) The act of turning the hand palm upward; also, p...
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11. supination
    <anatomy> The act of assuming the supine position or the state of being supine. Applied to the hand, the act of turning the palm forward (anteriorly) or upward, performed by lateral rotation of the forearm. ... Applied to the foot, it generally implies movements resulting in raising of the med...
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12. supination
    noun rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward
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13. supination
    (soo″pĭ-na´shәn) the act of assuming the supine position; placing or lying on the back. Applied to the hand, the act of turning the palm upward. Supination: supinators contracted, the palm turned forward.
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14. Supination
    • (n.) The act or state of lying with the face upward. Opposed to pronation. • (n.) The act of turning the hand palm upward; also, position of the hand with the palm upward.
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15. supination
    (from the article `skeletal system, human`) ...Although thus attached to the ulna, the head of the radius is free to rotate. As the head rotates, the shaft and outer end of the radius are swung ... ...bone or cartilage with respect to another or with respect to the midline. Pronators turn the sole of the foot or the palm of the hand to ...
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16. supination
    (L. supinatio) the act of assuming the supine position, or the state of being supine. Applied to the hand, the act of turning the palm forward (anteriorly) or upward, performed by lateral rotation of the forearm. Applied to the foot, it generally implies movements resulting in raising of the medial ...
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17. supination
    supination 1. Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces forward or upward and the radius lies parallel to the ulna; also, a corresponding movement of the foot and leg. 2. The act of assuming the supine position, or the state of being supine. Applied to the hand, the act of turning the...
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18. supination
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sū′pi-nā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The condition of being supine; the act of assuming or of being placed in a supine position; rotation of the forearm such that the palm of the hand faces anteriorly to the anatomic position; rotation of the foot such t...
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19. supination
    The opposite of pronation. It's an outward rolling of the forefoot that naturally occurs during the stride cycle at toe-off. Oversupination occurs when the foot remains on its outside edge after heel strike instead of pronating. A true oversupinating foot underpronates or does not pronate at all, so...
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20. Supination
    See "Underpronation"
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21. supination
    The rotation of the wrist so that the palm of the hand faces upward.
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22. supination
    the act of turning the back of the hand to face posteriorly; verb - supinate.
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23. supination
    (soo;pu1-na;shun) Rotation of the arm so that the palm is directed forward or anteriorly; the opposite of pronation.
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24. supination
    (soo;pu1-na;shun) Rotation of the arm so that the palm is directed forward or anteriorly; the opposite of pronation.
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25. Supination
    `Supination` is a position of either the forearm or foot; in the forearm when the palm faces anteriorly, or faces up (when the arms are unbent and at the sides). Supination in the foot occurs when a person appears "bow-legged" with their weight supported primarily on the anterior of their ...
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