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decubitus

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decubitus [dɪˈkjuːbɪtəs]
n
(Medicine) Med the posture adopted when lying down
[Latin, past participle of decumbere to lie down]
decubital  adj
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Noun1.decubitus - a reclining position (as in a bed)
posture, attitude, position - the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"


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