"decubitus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈkjuː.bɪt.əs/ Forms: decubitus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin dēcubitus (“lying down”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|dēcubitus||lying down}} New Latin dēcubitus (“lying down”) Head templates: {{en-noun|decubitus}} decubitus (plural decubitus)
  1. (medicine) The posture of someone in bed, lying down or reclining. Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (posture): makuuasento (Finnish), décubitus [masculine] (French), decúbito [masculine] (Portuguese), decúbito [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-decubitus-en-noun-zmJzRNEr Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 46 54 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'posture': 91 9
  2. (pathology) Ellipsis of decubitus ulcer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: decubitus ulcer Categories (topical): Pathology
    Sense id: en-decubitus-en-noun-JZZJVTwK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 67 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Inflected forms

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