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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