noun. The attitude assumed by a sick person when lying down in bed. See anaclisis.

noun. Same as bed-sore.

noun. An attitude assumed in lying down.

noun. A bedsore.

noun. The posture of someone in bed, or reclining.

noun. A position assumed in lying down.

noun. a reclining position (as in a bed)

"The semi-recumbent position held sway in Europe before the time of the obstetric chair, and after a period of great popularity soon disappeared, although its traces remained, especially in the slowly progressing country districts, until the last thirty or forty years, when it finally yielded completely to the dorsal decubitus, which is now almost universal among civilized people."

attitude  position  posture  

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