decubitusn.
/dɪˈkjuːbɪtəs/ Medicine.
1. The manner or posture of lying in bed.
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the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [noun]
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decubitus1879
1879 J. M. Duncan Clin. Lect. Dis. Women vii. 74 The decubitus is sometimes on the healthy side.
1881 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 5) 190 The dorsal decubitus should not be constantly maintained; changes of position are important.
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2. ‘Also, a synonym of Bedsore’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon); see bed n. Compounds 2.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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