sırtüstü yatan

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Definition of sırtüstü yatan in Turkish English dictionary

supine

Sloping or inclined

A type of verbal noun

Lethargic; blameworthy indifferent

(Tıp, İlaç) The supine position (pronounced /ˈsuːpaɪn/) is a position of the body: lying down with the face up, as opposed to the prone position, which is face down, sometimes with the hands behind the head or neck. When used in surgical procedures, it allows access to the peritoneal, thoracic and pericardial regions; as well as the head, neck and extremities. A study claims that people solve anagrams significantly faster when supine than when standing

{n} a kind of verbal word in grammar

offering no resistance; "resistless hostages"; "No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried"- Theodore Roosevelt

lying face upward

Lying on the back

Pertaining to a posture in which the anterior portion of the body faces upward, the torso is aligned parallel to the reference surface, and the hips and knees are extended

Lethargic; blameworthy indifference

Face up

Passive

Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless

{s} lying on the back, lying face upward; having the palm upward; passive, indifferent, apathetic

Lying horizontal, face up

The horizontal body position with the face and stomach upward

Lying on the back, or with the face upward; opposed to prone

Palm facing upward

Hyphenation

sır·tüs·tü ya·tan