"anatomical position" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} anatomical position (uncountable)
  1. (anatomy) 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 Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (anatomy: standard position of the body used as reference when describing the body): 人體解剖學姿勢 (Chinese Mandarin), 人体解剖学姿势 (réntǐ jiěpōuxué zīshì) (Chinese Mandarin), anatominen asento (Finnish), posición anatómica [feminine] (Galician), posição anatómica [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), posição anatômica [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), poziție anatomică [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-anatomical_position-en-noun-aUud6Sqn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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