prostrate

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Mickey Mouse is also depicted prostrate in the cartoon.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services now requires consent for breast, pelvic, prostrate and rectal exams for “educational and training purposes” performed by medical students, nurse practitioners or physician assistants.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024

After the assassination of Darius III by disgruntled Persian nobles that same year, however, Alexander claimed the Persian throne and introduced Persian customs to his court, such as having his subjects prostrate themselves before him.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

His famous father also had his own health scare, announcing in 2009 that he had been diagnosed with prostrate cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2023

I rest again at the end of the car, prostrate between the top rails.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen