recumbency
recumbency — 名詞
1. a resting position in which the body lies flat on a surface or is tilted backwar
臥姿
躺下或向後斜靠的姿勢，及其持續期間
a resting position in which the body lies flat on a surface or is tilted backward until nearly horizontal, or the period during which someone stays in this posture.
Andrew needed several days of lying flat in recumbency after his back surgery.
Andrew 在背部手術後需要幾天保持平躺臥姿。
collocation: recumbency after [event/surgery]
Talia's doctor said two weeks of complete recumbency would help her knee heal.
Talia 的醫生表示，兩週的完全臥姿有助於她的膝蓋復原。
At the clinic, patients are asked to stay in recumbency for six hours after testing.
在診所，病人檢查後被要求保持臥姿六小時。
Dr. Amira prescribed a short period of recumbency for the patient's lower back pain.
Amira 醫師為病人的下背痛開立了短期臥姿的醫囑。
- lying down
everyday alternative; not restricted to formal or clinical contexts
- reclining
suggests a tilted rather than fully horizontal position; less clinical
- repose
formal or literary; places greater emphasis on restfulness than on body position
- standing
the opposite body position
- upright posture
refers to any vertical positioning of the spine
文法句型
recumbency + prepositional phrase
period/days/weeks of recumbency
in recumbency
用法筆記
Frequently encountered in medical charts, discharge instructions, and clinical guidelines. In everyday conversation, speakers use lie down rather than recumbency.