English Explanatory Dictionary

Sims position

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medical position in which the patient lies on the left side with the right hip and knees bent and the left hip and lower extremity straight, often used for rectal and vaginal examinations.

Word forms

Sims position Sims positions Sims' position

Etymology

Named after American physician J. Marion Sims (1813–1883).

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