prone

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likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such as damage or an illness :

I've always been prone to headaches.

lying face down:

The photograph showed a man lying prone on the pavement, a puddle of blood around his head.

to put someone into a position in which they are lying face down, especially in order to improve their breathing and oxygen levels:

How many people do you need to prone a patient?

In some cases, proning a patient can remove the need for intubation.

likely to experience a particular problem more often than is usual:

accident-prone

injury-prone

likely to do, get, or suffer from something:

As a child, he was prone to ear infections.

Carol’s kind of accident-prone (= seems to have a lot of accidents).

lying on your chest, with your face looking down:

The injured player was lifted into a cart and driven off the field in a prone position.