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decubitus

American  
[dih-kyoo-bi-tuhs] / dɪˈkyu bɪ təs /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

plural

decubitus

  1. any position assumed by a patient when lying in bed.

decubitus British  
/ dɪˈkjuːbɪtəs /

noun

  1. med the posture adopted when lying down

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  • decubital adjective

Etymology

Origin of decubitus

1865–70; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin dēcubi-, variant stem of dēcumbere to lie down, take to one's bed ( dē- de- + -cumbere, telic v., with nasal infix, corresponding to cubāre to lie) + -tus suffix of verbal action

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