anatomical position (English, noun)
expansion: anatomical position (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: The position of the human body, standing erect, with the face directed anteriorly, the upper limbs at the sides and the palms turned anteriorly (supinated), and the feet pointed anteriorly; used as the position of reference in description of site or direction of various structures or parts as established in official anatomical nomenclature. Note: The palms are toward our view and we cannot see the back of the hands.
tags: uncountable
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