decubitus

[dih-kyoo-bi-tuhs]

noun

Medicine/Medical.

plural

decubitus 

1. any position assumed by a patient when lying in bed.

decubitus

/ dɪˈkjuːbɪtəs /

noun

1. med the posture adopted when lying down

Other Word Forms

• decubital adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of decubitus¹

1865–70; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin dēcubi-, variant stem of dēcumbere to lie down, take to one's bed ( dē- de- + -cumbere, telic v., with nasal infix, corresponding to cubāre to lie) + -tus suffix of verbal action

Word History and Origins

Origin of decubitus¹

C19: Latin, past participle of decumbere to lie down