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PRONE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lying face downward
Synonyms:
prone; prostrate
Classified under:
Similar:
unerect (not upright in position or posture)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a tendency (to); often used in combination
Example:
failure-prone
Classified under:
Similar:
inclined ((often followed by 'to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency)
Derivation:
proneness (being disposed to do something)
Context examples:
This animal is prone to adrenal cancers, insulinoma, and lymphoma.
(Ferret, NCI Thesaurus)
Womble stirred uneasily, feeling for the other the hatred one is prone to feel for one he has wronged.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
This breed is used in toxicological studies and is prone to amyloidosis of the kidneys, liver, and adrenal glands after twelve months of age.
(LVG Hamster, NCI Thesaurus)
Relative to other cell types, lypmocytes are highly dependent on salvage and de novo synthesis of guanine nucleotides, thus making these cells prone to MPA cytotoxicity.
(Mycophenolate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
NHEJ repairs DSBs at all stages of the cell cycle, bringing about the ligation of two DNA DSBs without the need for sequence homology, and so is error-prone.
(Non-Homologous End-Joining Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
Human nature is so prone to fall into it!
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
These cells receive the least amount of oxygenated blood and are thus more prone to ischemia and store fat.
(Liver Acinus Zone 3, NCI Thesaurus)
One that is abnormally prone to dilate in the second trimester of pregnancy, resulting in premature expulsion of the fetus.
(Incompetent Cervix, NCI Thesaurus)
One thing, in this connection, White Fang quickly learnt, and that was that a thieving god was usually a cowardly god and prone to run away at the sounding of the alarm.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
National Football League players seemed particularly prone to CTE, with 110 of the 111 former NFL players examined in the study being diagnosed with the disease.
(Study: Brain Disease Found in Nearly All Deceased US Football Players, VOA News)
