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decubitus

decubitus is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.

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(dē-kū′bĭ-tŭs )

[L., a lying down]
SEE: 1. Pressure sore.
2. A patient's position in bed.
decubital (-tăl ), adj.

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Venes, Donald, editor. "Decubitus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754747/all/decubitus.
Decubitus. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754747/all/decubitus. Accessed May 19, 2019.
Decubitus. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754747/all/decubitus
Decubitus [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 May 19]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754747/all/decubitus.
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