Definitions
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- adjective anatomy : Having one’s
hand andforearm rotated so that thepalm faces in the same direction as the interior angle of theelbow , therebycontracting thebiceps brachii . - adjective anatomy : Having one's
foot twisted so that if walking, the weight would be borne on the outer edge of the foot. - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
supinate .
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Examples
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Its arms swing slightly more than those of humans, and its hands and wrists are held supinated and slightly flexed with the fingers curved (this is unlike the normal hand posture of humans).
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Its arms swing slightly more than those of humans, and its hands and wrists are held supinated and slightly flexed with the fingers curved (this is unlike the normal hand posture of humans).
Frame 352, and all that Darren Naish 2006
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If the finger be placed in this dimple and the semiflexed forearm be alternately pronated and supinated the head of the radius will be felt distinctly, rotating in the radial notch.
XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 11. Surface Anatomy of the Upper Extremity 1918
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When the forearm is extended and supinated, the axes of the arm and forearm are not in the same line; the arm forms an obtuse angle with the forearm, the hand and forearm being directed lateral-ward.
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By pulling, for example, on the Brachioradialis in the cadaver the hand may be slightly supinated when in the prone position and slightly pronated when in the supine position, but there is no evidence that these actions are performed by the muscle during life.
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The term "talipes" is commonly used to include all these, but here it will be restricted to that form in which the heel is more or less elevated, and the foot supinated so that it rests on its lateral border -- _talipes equino-varus_.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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In cases of suspected fracture, a radiogram should be taken with the back of the limb resting on the plate, the forearm being extended and supinated.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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When broken above the insertion of the pronator teres, the upper fragment is flexed and supinated by the biceps and supinator, while the lower fragment remains semi-prone, and is drawn towards the ulna by the pronator quadratus.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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The upper arm is abducted and rotated out, the elbow is sharply flexed, and the hand supinated and flexed (Fig. 206).
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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The best results are obtained by the transplantation of muscles, the trapezius being detached from the clavicle and stitched to the surface of the deltoid, and the upper arm fixed in the position of horizontal abduction with the arm rotated laterally and supinated.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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