Lithotomy position (original) (raw)

Library / English Dictionary

Pronunciation (US): Play (GB): Play

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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)

Credits