(medicine) The practice of placing people into a prone position.

present participle of prone

Inclined to; having a tendency to. / Having the potential to.

Lying face downward. / Having a downward inclination or slope. / (figuratively) Predisposed, liable, inclined.

(medicine) To place in a prone position, to place face down.

The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward. / The state of lying with the face down. / (dated) Descent; declivity. / Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition.

In a prone manner or position.

plural of proneness

Synonym of prone: Pertaining to proning, pertaining to the prone position.

past tense of prone