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Decubitus ulcers - RR

Posted: Dec 16, 2009

Pt has numerous ulcers. Dr. keeps saying "decubiti." Steadmans says plural is decubitus, not decubiti. But online says plural is decubiti. Which is it?

Decubitus - smm

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Ulcers would be the noun, decubitus the adj. Unless he is just saying decubiti instead of decubitus ulcer, which is probably his own slang. I would spell out decubitus ulcer...unless this is a strictly verbatum account.

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