LITHOTOMY POSITION
\lɪθˈɒtəmɪ pəzˈɪʃən], \lɪθˈɒtəmɪ pəzˈɪʃən], \l_ɪ_θ_ˈɒ_t_ə_m_ɪ p_ə_z_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of LITHOTOMY POSITION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination
By Princeton University
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a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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