DECUBITUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decubitus mean? 

• DECUBITUS (noun)
  The noun DECUBITUS has 1 sense:

1. a reclining position (as in a bed)

  Familiarity information: DECUBITUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECUBITUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A reclining position (as in a bed)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("decubitus" is a kind of...):

attitude; position; posture (the arrangement of the body and its limbs)

 Context examples 

A question about whether an individual has or had decubitus ulcers, peripheral skin ulcers or repeated episodes of cellulitis.

(Has Decubitus Ulcer, Peripheral Skin Ulcer or Repeated Episodes of Cellulitis, NCI Thesaurus)