Definitions for decubitus

decubitus de·cub·i·tus

Spelling: [dih-kyoo-bi-tuh s]
IPA: /dɪˈkyu bɪ təs/

Decubitus is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 322 anagrams from letters in decubitus (bcdeistuu).

Definitions for decubitus

noun

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

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

Examples for decubitus

The decubitus is dorsal, and the legs are generally drawn up so as to relax the abdominal muscles.

If the subjacent iliac and psoas muscles be implicated, the thigh is flexed upon the leg in decubitus.

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