resupination

noun

re·​supination

(¦)rē+

1

: the act of lying on the back or the position of one so lying

2

: a turning or twisting (as of a flower) to an inverted or apparently upside-down position

also : a resupinate condition

Word History

Etymology

Latin resupinatus + English -ion

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