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LITHOTOMY POSITION
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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)