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DECUBITUS
decubitus
(noun) a reclining position (as in a bed)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
decubitus (plural decubitus)
(medicine) A bedsore (decubitus ulcer).
The posture of someone in bed, lying down or reclining.
Source: Wiktionary
De*cu"bi*tus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. de- + cubare, to lie down: cf. F. décubitus.] (Med.)
Definition: An attitude assumed in lying down; as, the dorsal decubitus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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