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bedsore

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

First recorded in 1860–65; bed + sore
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Historical Examples

  • Certain forms of bed-sore are also due to prolonged pressure.

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    Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

  • With due watchfulness and care on the part of the nurse a bed-sore ought rarely to occur.

British Dictionary definitions for bed-sore

bedsore

noun
  1. the nontechnical name for decubitus ulcer
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Word Origin and History for bed-sore

n.

"gangrene caused by anemia due to continued pressure," 1833, from bed (n.) + sore (n.)

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bed-sore in Medicine

bedsore

(bĕd′sôr′)
n.
  1. A pressure-induced ulceration of the skin occurring in persons confined to bed for long periods of time.decubitus ulcer pressure sore
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