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Definition of Supination
1. Noun. Rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward.
Definition of Supination
1. n. The act of turning the hand palm upward; also, position of the hand with the palm upward.
Definition of Supination
1. Noun. (fencing) The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing up. ¹
2. Noun. (anatomy) The action of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned up or forward. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Supination
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Supination
Literary usage of Supination
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1885)
"ON THE MOVEMENTS OF THE ULNA IN PRONATION AND supination. By CW CATHCART, MB,
FRCS, Lecturer on Surgery, Edinburgh. SINCE I read a paper under the above ..."
2. The London Medical Gazette (1832)
"The position generally adopted for placing a fractured forearm in, is that between
pronation and supination, the palm of the hand being turned towards the ..."
3. Physiology for Beginners by Michael Foster, Lewis E. Shore (1894)
"This is the position of supination. When the hand is turned so as to bring the
thumb inwards and the back of the hand forwards or looking upwards, ..."
4. Duval's Artistic Anatomy: Completely Revised, with Additional Original by Mathias Duval, Andrew Melville Paterson (1919)
"Pronation and supination : change of form and direction of the forearm : and
position of the hand.—Prominences of the wrist (styloid processes); ..."
5. Pye's Surgical Handicraft: A Manual of Surgical Manipulations, Minor Surgery by Walter Pye (1893)
"Iron Angular Splints, with arrangements for Promotion and supination. 88),
generally having a hinge at the elbow; the simple back splint for the leg and ..."
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