bedsore

[ bed-sawr, -sohr ]

nounPathology.
  1. an ulceration of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by poor circulation due to prolonged pressure on body parts, especially bony protuberances, occurring in bedridden or immobile patients; decubitus ulcer.

Origin of bedsore

1
First recorded in 1860–65; bed + sore

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bedsore

/ (ˈbɛdˌsɔː) /


noun
  1. the nontechnical name for decubitus ulcer

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