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LITHOTOMY POSITION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lithotomy position mean? 

LITHOTOMY POSITION (noun)
  The noun LITHOTOMY POSITION has 1 sense:

1. a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examinationplay

  Familiarity information: LITHOTOMY POSITION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LITHOTOMY POSITION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("lithotomy position" is a kind of...):

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


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