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Webster 1913 Edition

Decubitus

‖

De-cu′bi-tus

,

Noun.

[NL., fr. L.

de-

+

cubare

, to lie down: cf. F.

décubitus

.]

(Med.)

An attitude assumed in lying down;

as, the dorsal

decubitus

.

Definition 2024

decubitus

decubitus

English

Noun

decubitus ‎(plural decubiti)

(medicine) A bedsore (decubitus ulcer).
The posture of someone in bed, lying down or reclining.

Translations

bedsore — see bedsore

posture

Finnish: makuuasento

French: décubitus (fr) m
Portuguese: decúbito m