DECUBITAL
bɪ noun, plural de·cub·i·tus. Medicine/Medical.
any position assumed by a patient when lying in bed.
Origin:
1865–70; < Neo-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
1865–70; < Neo-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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de·cu·bi·tal, adjective
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decubitus (dɪˈkjuːbɪtəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| med the posture adopted when lying down | |
| [C19: Latin, past participle of decumbere to lie down] | |
| de'cubital | |
| —adj | |
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| decubitus (dɪˈkjuːbɪtəs) | |
| —n | |
| med the posture adopted when lying down | |
| [C19: Latin, past participle of decumbere to lie down] | |
| de'cubital | |
| —adj | |
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decubitus
1866, Mod.L., from decumbere "to lie down."
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decubital de·cu·bi·tal (dĭ-ky&oomacr;'bĭ-tl)
adj.
Of or relating to a bedsore.
decubitus de·cu·bi·tus (dĭ-ky&oomacr;'bĭ-təs)
n.
The position of a patient in bed.
A bedsore.
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