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bedsore

[ bed-sawr, -sohr ]
/ ˈbɛdˌsɔr, -ˌsoʊr /
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noun Pathology.
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.
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Origin of bedsore

First recorded in 1860–65; bed + sore
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British Dictionary definitions for bedsore

bedsore
/ (ˈbɛdˌsɔː) /

noun
the nontechnical name for decubitus ulcer
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