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decubiti

decubiti is the plural of decubitus.

Meaning of decubitus

Noun

decubitus (plural decubitus)

  1. The posture of someone in bed, lying down or reclining.
    • The initial recesses of the pleural cavity filled with blood effusion are declivitous; they can vary according to the decubitus, whereas, with the progressive filling of the pleural cavity, blood is invariably collected in the lateral pleural spaces over the apex of the lung (apical cap): they are...2016, Mariano Scaglione, Ulrich Linsenmaier, Gerd Schueller, Emergency Radiology of the Chest and Cardiovascular System

Questions about decubiti

What is decubiti the plural of?
Decubiti is the plural of decubitus.

Words near decubiti in the dictionary

  1. dectupled
  2. dectuples
  3. dectupling
  4. decubation
  5. decubital
  6. decubiti
  7. decubitis
  8. decubitus
  9. decubitus ulcer
  10. decubitus ulcers
  11. decult

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