bedsore
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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How to use bedsore in a sentence
She had lost her legs to diabetes, and for months she had been suffering through a bedsore.
The Nursing Home Didn’t Send Her to the Hospital, and She Died | by Sean Campbell | January 8, 2021 | ProPublicaIn one, she had a stroke, and soon after she was hospitalized for a bedsore on her tailbone.
The Nursing Home Didn’t Send Her to the Hospital, and She Died | by Sean Campbell | January 8, 2021 | ProPublicaIn some cases, they provide critical care, like feeding loved ones or checking for bedsores.
No Visitors Leading to Despair and Isolation in Senior Care Homes | Jared Whitlock | July 28, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe patient became progressively emaciated and exhausted, cystitis persisted, the bedsore deepened.
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British Dictionary definitions for bedsore
/ (ˈbɛdˌsɔː) /
the nontechnical name for decubitus ulcer
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