LITHOTOMY POSITION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("lithotomy position" is a kind of...):

attitude; position; posture (the arrangement of the body and its limbs)

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