Trendelenburg
English
editEtymology
editNamed after Friedrich Trendelenburg, the German surgeon developer of the position
Noun
editTrendelenburg (uncountable)
- (medicine) A physical position that a patient is placed raising the inferior half by 30 degrees, especially useful for superior trauma or pelvic access.
Verb
editTrendelenburg (third-person singular simple present Trendelenburgs, present participle Trendelenburging, simple past and past participle Trendelenburged)
- To put someone in the Trendelenburg position