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Descriptor English: Supine Position
Descriptor Spanish: Posición Supina
Descriptor decúbito supino
Entry term(s) posición dorsal
posición supina
Scope note: Postura adoptada por un individuo mirando hacia arriba.
Descriptor Portuguese: Decúbito Dorsal
Descriptor French: Décubitus dorsal
Entry term(s): Dorsal Position
Dorsal Positions
Position, Dorsal
Position, Supine
Positions, Dorsal
Positions, Supine
Supine Positions
Tree number(s): G11.427.695.625
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016683
Scope note: The posture of an individual lying face up.
Annotation: almost never IM; do not confuse with SUPINATION, a movement of the foot or forearm
Allowable Qualifiers: PH physiology
Previous Indexing: Posture (1966-1991)
Supination (1988-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92; was see SUPINATION 1988-91
Online Note: use SUPINATION to search SUPINE POSITION 1988-91
History Note: 92; was see SUPINATION 1988-91
DeCS ID: 29799
Unique ID: D016683
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/01/25
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Supine Position - Preferred
Concept UI M0025417
Scope note The posture of an individual lying face up.
Preferred term Supine Position
Entry term(s) Dorsal Position
Dorsal Positions
Position, Dorsal
Position, Supine
Positions, Dorsal
Positions, Supine
Supine Positions



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