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recumbency

noun as in reclining

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Example Sentences

She had brought him down, for his eyes lingered on her as she leaned to Peter and pulled him up from his sun-baked recumbency.

Some writers state that it may be produced by confining an animal in recumbency, with the casting harness.

Mr Blenkiron, having finished his after-dinner recumbency, had sat up and pulled a small table towards him.

I placed two or three chairs in a line, and followed his example at full recumbency.

The standing position is not often maintained, the patient seeking relief in recumbency.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to recumbency, such as: decubitus, accumbency, decumbency, and reclination.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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