prone vs supine

prone

Definitions

adjective

  1. having a tendency (to); often used in combination
  2. lying face downward

Examples

Alfred Nobel invented dynamite, a product in which the explosion-prone nitroglycerin is curbed by being absorbed in kieselguhr, a porous soil rich in shells of diatoms.

Areas prone to flooding will suffer terribly as sea levels rise over the next century.

Dishonesty is always one way of climbing the ladder of success, but dishonest intentions and manipulations are more prone to fail. Dr T.P.Chia 

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supine

Definitions

adjective

  1. passive as a result of indolence or indifference
  2. lying face upward

Examples

Thin axial slices through the abdomen are obtained in supine and prone positions.

With the participants in a supine position, we tested internal and external rotation, flexion, and extension of the hips.

Supine and upright abdominal radiographs with stepladder pattern of air-fluid levels and no colonic gas are suggestive of obstruction.

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