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61prone pressure method — noun : 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… …
62prone float. — See dead man s float. * * * …
63prone pressure method — a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax. Also called Schafer method, Schafer s method. * * * …
64prone to — adverb inclined to; having a tendency to …
65prone — adjective a) Lying face downward; prostrate. b) Having a downward inclination or slope …
66Prone (anatomic orientation) — With the front or ventral surface downward (lying face down), as opposed to supine. For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry Anatomic Orientation Terms …
67prone position — the attitude in which the patient patient lies face down …
68prone — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. inclined, disposed, likely, predisposed; recumbent, flat, prostrate, horizontal. See possibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inclined] Syn. inclined, predisposed, apt; see likely 4 . 2. [Lying down] …
69prone — prəʊn adj. tending, apt, disposed; lying with the face down, prostrate …
70prone position — position of lying down, prostrate position …
