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resupination
noun
re·supination
\(¦)rē+\
Definition of resupination
1 : the act of lying on the back or the position of one so lying
2 : a turning or twisting (as of a flower) to an inverted or apparently upside-down position; also : a resupinate condition
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Origin and Etymology of resupination
Latin resupinatus + English -ion
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