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Word: Prone
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English: from Latin pronus ‘leaning forward’, from pro ‘forwards’
prəʊn
likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable
Short Definition:likely to suffer from or do
Examples:- farmed fish are prone to disease
- he is prone to jump to conclusions
- the player was written off by many as too injury-prone
lying flat, especially face downwards
Short Definition:lying flat
Examples:- I was lying prone on a foam mattress
- a prone position
Word: Prone
Speech Type: Verb
prəʊn
turn (a patient) so as to lie face down for a period of time in order to improve the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs during mechanical ventilation
Short Definition:turn patient to lie face down
Examples:- twice a day he was proned to try and get as much oxygen into his body as possible
- proning a patient can take a minimum of six people
- proning is a vital technique used in the treatment of Covid-19
drop into a prone position; lie face down
Short Definition:lie face down
Examples:- they searched him and told him to prone out on the ground next to his car
- I had nine people proned out on the ground
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