DECUBITUS
\dɪkjˈuːbɪtəs], \dɪkjˈuːbɪtəs], \d_ɪ_k_j_ˈuː_b_ɪ_t_ə_s]\
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By Noah Webster.
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from decumbere, (de, and cubere, cubitum, 'to lie,') 'to lie down.' Cubatio. Lying down. Assuming the horizontal posture, cubitus supinus; (F.) Coucher. Hora decubitus, 'at bed time.' The French say -Decubitus horizontal, sur le dos, sur le cote, for, lying in the horizontal posture, on the back or side.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Harmar, Josiah
- (1753-1813), born in Philadelphia, served during Revolutionary War, attaining rank of lieutenant-colonel, and was commander-in-chief the U.S. army from 1789 to 1792.