bedsore

American

[bed-sawr, -sohr] / ˈbɛdˌsɔr, -ˌsoʊr /

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.

bedsore British

/ ˈbɛdˌsɔː /

noun

the nontechnical name for decubitus ulcer

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Etymology

Origin of bedsore

First recorded in 1860–65; bed + sore

Example Sentences

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Bustos, who was paralyzed for nearly a year after surviving gunshots, said he had suffered indignities at nursing homes, including a grisly bedsore on his back.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2024

A bedsore develops when blood supply to the skin is cut off for more than two to three hours.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2023

They discovered that in addition to losing weight and becoming depressed, her mother had developed a bedsore and early pneumonia.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2021

Nursing homes complain that garish billboards to solicit clients are a fixture in Chicago, where many attorney websites also boast of recent million-dollar verdicts from bedsore cases alone.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2018

And when he became bedridden, she turned him on his side every hour so he wouldn’t get a bedsore.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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