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Decubitus ulcers would be the proper way to state it but sm

Posted By: Okie MT on 2007-09-06
In Reply to: Decubitus - MarineWifeMT

Subject: Decubitus ulcers would be the proper way to state it but sm

Stedman's says just "decubitus" is acceptable.


decubitus (d-kbi-ts)



  1. The position of the patient in bed; e.g., dorsal decubitus, lateral decubitus. See: decubitus film
  2. Sometimes used in referring to a decubitus ulcer.

[L. decumbo, to lie down]



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Subject: The plural is ulcers. Decubitus ulcers.

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Subject: Dorland's says the plural of decubitus stays as decubitus. nm

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Subject: decubitus, maybe

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I have looked in my Stedman's Medical Dictionary and the plural of decubitus is in fact decubitus not decubiti as I also thought.
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Pleural of decubitus?  Is it decubiti?


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It is decubitus/decubiti. if you want or not.
Subject: It is decubitus/decubiti. if you want or not.

LIKE THE DOCTORS SAY.

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And this is RIGHT!

All doctors, not only one!

I believe more what the doctors say who studied a decade, than the BOS of the AAMT with changes every year.

WHAT IS THE PLURAL OF DECUBITUS?

ACCORDING TO YOU ALSO
DECUBITUS ?

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PLEURAL ??????????????decubitus????????
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Subject: decubitus is not a noun

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Subject: decubitus is an adjective and cannot stand alone...sm

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Subject: First of all, decubitus is not a noun it is an adjective. sm

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Found it on this word board:  http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=270985


 

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Looks like my QA wins the prize.


decubitus ulcer   vacuum therapy


My ESL speaker's version sounded like DIE-CUBA-TUSS and VY-COM therapy


Donut ya luv dem ESL dox?

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