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A reclining position (as in a bed)
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decubitus
Word definitions for decubitus in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Medical slang for a bedsore (decubitus ulcer). 2 The posture of someone in bed, or reclining. 3 A position assumed in lying down.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1866, Modern Latin, from Latin decumbere "to lie down," from de- (see de- ) + cumbere (see succumb ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a reclining position (as in a bed)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Decubitus \De*cu"bi*tus\, n. [NL., fr. L. de- + cubare, to lie down: cf. F. d['e]cubitus.] (Med.) An attitude assumed in lying down; as, the dorsal decubitus. [1913 Webster] ||
Usage examples of decubitus.
Also every likelihood of decubitus ulcers, lifelong fecal impaction and incomplete micturition.
The paralytic ileus, the stress ulcers, hypotension and bradycardia, bedsores turning into decubitus ulcers, contractures as the muscle tissue began to shrink and threatened to steal away the precious mobility of his finger, the infuriating phantom pain—burns and aches in extremities that could feel no sensation.
The paralytic ileus, the stress ulcers, hypotension and bradycardia, bedsores turning into decubitus ulcers, contractures as the muscle tissue began to shrink and threatened to steal away the precious mobility of his finger, the infuriating phantom pain-burns and aches in extremities that could feel no sensation.
The paralytic ileus, the stress ulcers, hypotension and bradycardia, bedsores turning into decubitus ulcers, contractures as the muscle tissue began to shrink and threatened to steal away the precious mobility of his finger, the infuriating phantom pain—.