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prone position

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A body position in which the person lies flat with the chest down and the back up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: makuu — body position with the person lying with the chest down
  • French: plaquage ventral — body position with the person lying with the chest down
  • French: mise à plat-ventre — body position with the person lying with the chest down
  • French: décubitus ventral — body position with the person lying with the chest down
  • German: Bauchlage — body position with the person lying with the chest down
  • Italian: posizione prona — body position with the person lying with the chest down
  • Spanish: decúbito prono — body position with the person lying with the chest down
  • Swedish: magläge — body position with the person lying with the chest down
  • Swedish: bukläge — body position with the person lying with the chest down
  • Swedish: på mage — body position with the person lying with the chest down