to be prone

  • 11prone pressure method — n a method of artificial respiration consisting essentially of alternate pressure and release of pressure on the back of the thorax of the prone patient by means of which water if present is expelled from the lungs and air is allowed to enter… …

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  • 12prone — [adj1] lying down decumbent, face down, flat, horizontal, level, procumbent, prostrate, reclining, recumbent, resupine, supine; concept 583 Ant. sitting, straight, upright prone [adj2] liable, likely apt, bent, devoted, disposed, exposed, fain,… …

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  • 13prone — Prone, {{t=g}}pronaos.{{/t}} Faire le prone, {{t=g}}pronoian poiéisthai.{{/t}} Forte deriuatur a praeconium demptis aec …

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  • 14prone — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (prone to/to do) likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience (something unfortunate). 2) lying flat, especially face downwards. 3) archaic with a downward slope or direction. DERIVATIVES proneness noun. ORIGIN Latin pronus… …

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  • 15Prone — Prone, Stadt, so v.w. Prome …

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  • 16prone — I adjective agreeable, apt, bent, biased, compliant, disposed, eager, easily persuaded, favorable, given, inclined, liable, likely, minded, partial, predisposed, proclivis, pronus, propense, ready, tending, well disposed, willing II index… …

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  • 17prone to — index addicted Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 18prone to believe — index credulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 19prone to display of feeling — index demonstrative (expressive of emotion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20prone to emotional display — index demonstrative (expressive of emotion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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