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Sims' position

Sims' position is the alternative form of Sims position.

Meaning of Sims position

Noun

Sims position (plural Sims positions)

  1. A medical position in which the patient lies on the left side with the right hip and knees bent and the left hip and lower extremity straight, often used for rectal and vaginal examinations.
    • The conventional positions now generally in use in obstetrics are the modified lithotomy position, with the patient on her back, and to a lesser extent the Sims position, wherein the patient reclines on her side, the upper knee being drawn up on the abdomen.1951 February, Forrest H. Howard, “The Physiologic Position for Delivery”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 2, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 98

Forms of Sims' position

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Questions about Sims' position

What is Sims' position the alternative form of?
Sims' position is the alternative form of Sims position.

Words near Sims' position in the dictionary

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