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lithotomy position

NOUN
  1. a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination

How To Use lithotomy position In A Sentence

  • Patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery combined with intraperitoneal chemotherapy are required to be in the lithotomy position for many hours.
  • Two patients were unable to assume a lithotomy position for the conventional cystoscopic procedure.
  • After discussing this with the orthopedic surgeon, we agreed the surgeon would remain during the cystoscopy to help with positioning the patient into the lithotomy positioning device.
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