English Explanatory Dictionary

Trendelenburg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A physical position that a patient is placed raising the inferior half by 30 degrees, especially useful for superior trauma or pelvic access.
verb
  1. To put someone in the Trendelenburg position

Word forms

Trendelenburg Trendelenburgs Trendelenburging Trendelenburged

Etymology

Named after Friedrich Trendelenburg, the German surgeon developer of the position

Related words

Trendelenburg gait Trendelenburg's sign Trendelenburg test
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