- semiprone position
- Sims p.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
semiprone position
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position — 1. An attitude, posture, or place occupied. 2. Posture or attitude assumed by a patient for comfort and to facilitate the performance of diagnostic, surgical, or therapeutic procedures. 3. In obstetrics, the relation of an arbitrarily chosen … Medical dictionary
semiprone — Denoting semipronation. * * * adj. describing the position of a patient lying face downwards, but with one or both knees flexed to one side so that the body is not lying completely flat. Compare prone, supine. * * * semi·prone (sem″e… … Medical dictionary
semiprone — adj. describing the position of a patient lying face downwards, but with one or both knees flexed to one side so that the body is not lying completely flat. Compare: prone, supine … The new mediacal dictionary
Sims position — the patient lies on the left side with the right knee and thigh flexed and the left upper limb parallel along the back. Called also English, lateral recumbent, or semiprone p … Medical dictionary
semipronation — The attitude or assumption of a partly prone position, as in Sims position. * * * semi·pro·na·tion (sem″e pro naґshən) 1. the act of bringing to 2. a semiprone position from a position of supination. a semiprone position … Medical dictionary
