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Definition of Supinate
1. Verb. Turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg).
Definition of Supinate
1. Verb. (transitive anatomy) To twist the forearm so as to turn the palm of the hand backwards if the forearm is pointing up, upwards if the forearm is horizontal, or forwards if the arm is pointing down; to twist the forarm by contracting the biceps brachii; to twist the right forearm clockwise or the left forearm counterclockwise. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive anatomy) To twist the foot so the weight is on the outer edge. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Supinate
1. to turn so that the palm is facing upward [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Supinate
Literary usage of Supinate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Clinical Journal (1902)
"If you supinate your forearm, you can feel that your biceps is contracting
strongly, but there is no tendency to flex the elbow-joint. ..."
2. Operative Surgery on the Cadaver by Jasper Jewett Garmany (1887)
"supinate the forearm. Extend the elbow to locate the tendon. Pinch up the integument
about an inch above the bend of the elbow over the tendon. ..."
3. On Concussion of the Spine, Nervous Shock and Other Obscure Injuries of the by John Eric Erichsen (1875)
"Any attempt to extend the arm passively or to supinate it forcibly gives him pain.
The left leg is in a similar condition to the arm; he can draw his leg ..."
4. On concussion of the spine, nervous shock, and other obscure injuries of the by John Eric Erichsen (1875)
"Any attempt to extend the arm passively or to supinate it forcibly gives him pain.
The left leg is in a similar condition to the arm; he can draw his leg ..."
5. On Concussion of the Spine, Nervous Shock and Other Obscure Injuries to the by John Eric Erichsen (1883)
"Any attempt to extend the arm passively or to supinate it forcibly gives him pain.
This morning the urine is not so fetid. The left leg is in a similar ..."
6. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1893)
"He cannot flex the elbow, nor can he supinate the forearm when pronated. ...
This is well seen when he attempts to flex the elbow or to supinate the hand ..."
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