recumbence


re·cum·bent

R0093800 (rĭ-kŭm′bənt)adj.1. Lying down, especially in a position of comfort or rest; reclining.2. Resting; idle.3. Biology Resting on the surface from which it arises. Used of an organ or other structure.n. A recumbent bicycle.
[Latin recumbēns, recumbent-, present participle of recumbere, to lie down : re-, re- + cumbere, to lie.]
re·cum′bence, re·cum′ben·cy n.re·cum′bent·ly adv.