Also known as: sup.
SUP has various meanings in the Medicine category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of SUP in Medicine.
A suppository is a solid dosage form that is inserted into the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it dissolves or melts and exerts local or systemic effects. They are used to deliver both systemically and locally acting medications.
MedicineIn anatomy, on the surface or shallow. As opposed to deep. The skin is superficial to the muscles. The cornea is on the superficial surface of the eye.For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to "Anatomic Orientation Terms".
MedicinePronation and supination refer most generally to assuming prone or supine positions, but often they are used in a specific sense referring to rotation of the forearm or foot so that in the standard anatomical position the palm or sole is facing anteriorly or posteriorly.
MedicineWith the back or dorsal surface downward. A person who is supine is lying face up. As opposed to prone.For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to "Anatomic Orientation Terms".
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