Medical Terminology / Unit 6 MedTerm 0355 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Supination
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The idea
Supination is rotation of the forearm so the palm turns upward or forward.
In practice
Turning the palm up to hold a bowl is supination.
Where people slip
Supination and supine share a root and both involve facing upward.
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