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Descriptor English: Prone Position
Descriptor Spanish: Posición Prona
Descriptor decúbito prono
Entry term(s) posición prona
posición ventral
Scope note: Postura adoptada por un individuo boca abajo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Decúbito Ventral
Descriptor French: Décubitus ventral
Entry term(s): Position, Prone
Positions, Prone
Prone Positions
Tree number(s): G11.427.695.525
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016684
Scope note: The posture of an individual lying face down.
Annotation: almost never IM; do not confuse with PRONATION, a movement of the foot or forearm
Allowable Qualifiers: PH physiology
Previous Indexing: Posture (1966-1991)
Pronation (1988-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92; was see PRONATION 1988-91
Online Note: use PRONATION to search PRONE POSITION 1988-91
History Note: 92; was see PRONATION 1988-91
DeCS ID: 29869
Unique ID: D016684
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
Prone Position - Preferred
Concept UI M0025418
Scope note The posture of an individual lying face down.
Preferred term Prone Position
Entry term(s) Position, Prone
Positions, Prone
Prone Positions



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