Definition of decubitus in English:
decubitus
noun dɪˈkjuːbɪtəsdəˈkjubədəs
mass nounMedicine The posture adopted by a person who is lying down.
as modifier lumbar puncture with the patient in the lateral decubitus position
Example sentencesExamples
- If the patient cannot sit up, order a left lateral decubitus.
- The patients were positioned in the lateral decubitus position, under general anesthesia.
- When supine, the muscle is flattened and bandlike. When decubitus or prone, the sternalis muscle is mobile and may have a bulging appearance.
- The operation was performed with the patient under general anesthesia and in the lateral decubitus position with a thigh tourniquet.
- Over several weeks, he developed shortness of breath, wheezing, and dyspnea that was worse in the supine position and improved in the decubitus position.
Origin
Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Latin decumbere 'lie down', on the pattern of words such as accubitus 'reclining at table'.
Definition of decubitus in US English:
decubitus
noundəˈkjubədəsdəˈkyo͞obədəs
Medicine The posture adopted by a person who is lying down.
as modifier lumbar puncture with the patient in the lateral decubitus position
Example sentencesExamples
- The patients were positioned in the lateral decubitus position, under general anesthesia.
- If the patient cannot sit up, order a left lateral decubitus.
- Over several weeks, he developed shortness of breath, wheezing, and dyspnea that was worse in the supine position and improved in the decubitus position.
- The operation was performed with the patient under general anesthesia and in the lateral decubitus position with a thigh tourniquet.
- When supine, the muscle is flattened and bandlike. When decubitus or prone, the sternalis muscle is mobile and may have a bulging appearance.
Origin
Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Latin decumbere ‘lie down’, on the pattern of words such as accubitus ‘reclining at table’.