decubitus

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decubitus

(dɪˈkjuːbɪtəs)
n
(Medicine) med the posture adopted when lying down
[C19: Latin, past participle of decumbere to lie down]
deˈcubital adj
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Noun 1. decubitus - a reclining position (as in a bed)
posture, attitude, position - the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
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Translations

de·cu·bi·tus

n. decúbito, posición acostada;
___ ventral___ prono;
dorsal ______ supino;
lateral ___ x-rayradiografía ___ lateral.
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decubitus

n decúbito; — ulcer úlcera de decúbito
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They require attentive nursing care with soft bedding, frequent rotation to avoid decubital ulcers ("bed sores"), hand feeding or feeding by a nasogastric or gastric tube, assistance with expressing their bladder, and minimal stimulation.
(3-5) These devices have been conceived and designed with the purpose of assisting locomotion, preventing pressure sores and decubital ulcers, and improving quality of life of companion animals.
Abdominal US was performed in patients after overnight fasting, in supine position or in the left decubital position to achieve the best possible visualization of the liver.
(1993) reported Mycoplasma bovis associated decubital abscesses in calves.
Atypical decubital fibroplasia: A distinctive fibroblastic pseudotumour occurring in debilitated patients.
Pedunculated tumors may change the radiographic silhouette during breathing and decubital positioning.
Under gen- eral anesthesia, the patient was placed in lateral decubital position.
However, stall housing causes a negative effect on muscle weight and bone strength (Marchant and Broom, 1996), decubital ulcers, chronic disease and stereotypes, which probably indicate poor welfare of sow (Scientific Veterinary Committee, 1997).
ABCD ABSCOND ABDC ABDUCT ACBD ASCRIBED ACDB ASCENDIBLE ADBC ROADBLOCK ADCB TRADUCIBLE BACD BACKED BADC BARDIC BCAB BROCADE BCDA HERBICIDAL BDAC BIRDWATCHER BDCA BIRDCAGE CABD CARBIDE CADB CANDLEBERRY CBAD CUPBOARD CBDA CUBOIDAL CDAB CREDITABLE CDBA CUDBEAR DABC DIABETIC DACB DANCEABLE DBAC DEBAUCH DBCA DISBOSCATION DCAB EDUCABLE DCBA DECUBITAL 2.
Musca domestica larvae are traditionally used as therapeutic agents for decubital necrosis, malnutritional stagnation, and ecthyma since the Ming/Qing Dynasty (1368 Anno Domini) up to now in China [8].

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