decubitis

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Noun

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decubitis (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) Inflammation caused by a reclined position of the body, especially the complications of bed-ridden patients, such as bedsores.

Adjective

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decubitis (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) A reclined position of the body.
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