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Supination

Supination Meaning & Definition
Supination Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Supination?

[n] rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward

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Supination In Webster's Dictionary

\Su`pi*na"tion\, n. [L. supinare, supinatum, to bend or lay backward, fr. supinus supine: cf. F. supination. See {Supine}.] (Physiol.) (a) The act of turning the hand palm upward; also, position of the hand with the palm upward. (b) The act or state of lying with the face upward. Opposed to {pronation}.

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