陸上背臥位

English translation: supine position on the ground

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Japanese term or phrase:陸上背臥位
English translation:supine position on the ground
Entered by: Yoshio Omata (X)

15:07 Mar 31, 2003
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Japanese term or phrase: 陸上背臥位
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Yoshio Omata
Yoshio Omata (X)
Japan
Local time: 03:02
supine position on the ground
Explanation:
背臥位: supine position

"陸上" here means "陸上における". As you see examples in the second link, this "陸上" is expressed by "on the ground" in professional papers, and, in fact, "supine position on the ground" are used in these papers.

http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/journals/00424/cont...
http://oac3.hsc.uth.tmc.edu/apstracts/1996/jap/March/107a.ht...
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jsl (X)
Local time: 03:02
Grading comment
Thanks from the bottom of my heart.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2supine position on the ground
jsl (X)
4supine position
sandhya_k
4Supine position on the land
Emi White (X)
4 -1laying on the ground in a supine position
Rumiko L.


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
supine position


Explanation:
Yoshio san, I hope this helps you. This translation is to the best of my knowledge. Also there is no context for this word.


    Reference: http://www.nova.co.jp/webdic/query.html
sandhya_k
Local time: 13:02
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Emi White (X): What's the translation for 陸上?
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
supine position on the ground


Explanation:
背臥位: supine position

"陸上" here means "陸上における". As you see examples in the second link, this "陸上" is expressed by "on the ground" in professional papers, and, in fact, "supine position on the ground" are used in these papers.

http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/journals/00424/cont...
http://oac3.hsc.uth.tmc.edu/apstracts/1996/jap/March/107a.ht...



    Reference: http://www.geocities.co.jp/SilkRoad-Oasis/4846/yogoshu.htm
    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22supine+position+on+the+gro...
jsl (X)
Local time: 03:02
PRO pts in pair: 1098
Grading comment
Thanks from the bottom of my heart.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emi White (X)
2 hrs
  -> thanks

agree  amit vats
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Supine position on the land


Explanation:
Above answers are good too, but it is my choice to use "on the land" for"陸上". Hope it helps!

Emi White (X)
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
laying on the ground in a supine position


Explanation:
I have another alternative to describe the word.

Rumiko L.
United States
Local time: 14:02
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in pair: 10

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disagree  Maynard Hogg: It's lying.
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