When the body is lying face up, horizontally on one's back, this is called the supine position
Aside from the Latin, the most common term for lying on your back is supine.
Supine, in an anatomical sense, means lying on your back.
Supine isn't an animal, it's a medical/anatomical term for face up. If you lay on your back, then you're in a supine position. Face down is prone position.
No, "supine" refers to a position where a person is lying on their back, facing upward. The term for lying face down is "prone." Thus, supine and prone are opposites in terms of body orientation.
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"supine" means lying down.
Lying supine means lying on your back (supine is on your spine).
Supine is the medical term meaning lying down facing up.
The word "supine" does not appear in Orson Scott Card's novel "Ender's Game." It is possible that you may have encountered the term in a different context or source.
Lying supine means to lay on your back with your front up and your legs in the air as if riding a bicycle, i.e. Supine Bicycle
semi supine or prone