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decubitus

/dɪˈkjuː.bɪt.əs/

decubitus noun: the posture of someone in bed, lying down or reclining. Also the ellipsis of decubitus ulcer.

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

Also used as

decubitus is also the ellipsis of decubitus ulcer.

Forms of decubitus

pluraldecubitus

Origin of decubitus

Borrowed from New Latin dēcubitus (“lying down”).

Phrases with decubitus

Questions about decubitus

What does decubitus mean?
Decubitus means the posture of someone in bed, lying down or reclining.
What part of speech is decubitus?
Decubitus is a noun.
How do you pronounce decubitus?
Decubitus is pronounced /dɪˈkjuː.bɪt.əs/.
What is the plural of decubitus?
The plural of decubitus is decubitus.

Words near decubitus in the dictionary

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

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