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noun
The posture of someone in bed, lying down or reclining.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Ellipsis of decubitus ulcer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
a reclining position (as in a bed)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: position, posture, attitude
History
Borrowed from New Latin dēcubitus (“lying down”).
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
