decubitus

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decubitus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Decubitus \De*cu"bi*tus\, n. [NL., fr. L. de- + cubare, to lie
     down: cf. F. d['e]cubitus.] (Med.)
     An attitude assumed in lying down; as, the dorsal decubitus.
     [1913 Webster] Deculassement

decubitus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  decubitus
      n 1: a reclining position (as in a bed)