recumbency
51recumbent — [ri kum′bənt] adj. [L recumbens, prp. of recumbere < re , back + cumbere; akin to cubare, to lie down: see CUBE1] 1. a) lying down; reclining; leaning b) resting; idle 2. Biol. designating a part that leans or lies upon some other part or… …
52recumbent — adj. lying down; reclining. Derivatives: recumbency n. recumbently adv. Etymology: L recumbere recline (as RE , cumbere lie) …
53recumbence — rə̇ˈkəmbən(t)s, rēˈ noun ( s) Etymology: from Latin recumbent , recumbens recumbent, after such pairs as Latin excellent , excellens excellent : English excellence : recumbency …
