释义 |
tren·de·len·burg position \ˈtrendələnˌbərg-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: after Friedrich Trendelenburg died 1924 German surgeon : a position of the body for medical examination or operation in which the patient is placed head down on a table inclined at about 45 degrees from the floor with the knees uppermost and the legs hanging over the end of the table |