Phenomena and Processes

Supination

Applies to movements of the forearm in turning the palm forward or upward. When referring to the foot, a combination of adduction and inversion movements of the foot.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Applies to movements of the forearm in turning the palm forward or upward. When referring to the foot, a combination of adduction and inversion movements of the foot.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Supinations

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Aspects Covered

1 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings physiology.

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Indexing Annotation

refers to foot or forearm; do not confuse with SUPINE POSITION

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History Note

88

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Previous Indexing

  • Movement (1966-1987)
  • Posture (1966-1987)

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Tree Number

  1. G11.427.410.698.920w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Supination. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013484. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013484
  2. Supination. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supination
  3. Supination. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1568655