lithotomy position

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

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Questions about lithotomy position

What does lithotomy position mean?

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

Is lithotomy position a common word?

lithotomy position is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.