decubitus

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A wound in his sacral area, called a decubitus, began to open.

From Time Magazine Archive

If I were lying on my back, the weight of my body could create another decubitus wound, and I don't want to go through that again.

From Time Magazine Archive

Called decubitus ulcers, bedsores develop quickly when tissue dies after blood is squeezed out by body weight acting on such pressure points as the base of the spine.

From Time Magazine Archive

The decubitus is dorsal, and the legs are generally drawn up so as to relax the abdominal muscles.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Laymen, the plain everyday meaning of dorsal decubitus is lying on the back.

From Appendicitis by Tilden, John Henry