decumbencyn.
/dɪˈkʌmbənsi/ 1. Lying down, reclining; decumbent condition or posture.
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the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [noun]
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1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. vi. 244 Theophylact..not considering the ancient manner of decumbency, imputed this gesture of the beloved Disciple unto Rusticity. View more context for this quotation
1877 F. T. Roberts Handbk. Med. (ed. 3) II. 32 The mode of decumbency is generally on the back, with the head high.
2. Taking to one's bed; = decumbiture n. 2. In quot. 1820 humorously for ‘going to bed’.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > taking to bed
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1651 C. Walker High Court of Justice 52 One peece of cure..must be Phlebotomy, but then you must begin before Decumbency.
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 240 The hour of decumbency.
1820 L. Hunt Indicator 19 Jan. 117 Candid enquirers into one's decumbency.
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