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decubitus

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Decubitus Pressure Sores
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de⋅cub⋅i⋅tus

  [di-kyoo-bi-tuhs]
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–noun, plural -tus. Medicine/Medical.
any position assumed by a patient when lying in bed.
Origin:
1865–70; < NL, equiv. to L dēcubi-, var. s. 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

Related forms:
de⋅cu⋅bi⋅tal, adjective
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·cu·bi·tus
Pronunciation: -b&t-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural de·cu·bi·ti /-b&t-"I, -"E/
1 : a position assumed in lying down decubitus>
2 a : ULCER b : BEDSORE
3 : prolonged lying down (as in bed)
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Medical Dictionary

decubitus de·cu·bi·tus (dĭ-ky&oomacr;'bĭ-təs)
n.

  1. The position of a patient in bed.

  2. A bedsore.

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