Decumbiture
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈkʌmbɪtjʊə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Decumbiture is a noun meaning (astrology, now historical) The time one takes to one's bed during an illness, as used for astrological prognostications; or a chart drawn up to express this.
Meaning
(astrology, now historical) The time one takes to one's bed during an illness, as used for astrological prognostications; or a chart drawn up to express this.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) The fact of lying down, specifically of a person due to illness.
Example Sentences
It happened during my tedious and melancholy decumbiture.
By casting a figure for the decumbiture, or moment when the patient felt ill, and by resolving a question on the sight of his urine, the astrological doctor claimed to be able to diagnose the disease, prescribe the treatment, foretell when the sickness would reach its crisis, and prognosticate its eventual outcome.
Word Forms
- decumbitures
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include discumbency, recumbency, obdormition, recubation, decipiency, recumbancy.
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