bedsore

American  

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

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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bedsore British  

/ ˈbɛdˌsɔː /

noun

1. 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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bedsore

Brooks appeared via video-link from HMP Norwich after refusing to attend the court in person, having claimed he had a bedsore that meant he would be unable to sit for long periods.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025

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

All this comes before a close-up on a suppurating bedsore.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2024

By April 2017, the bedsore on his right heel — a result, in part, of his rarely getting out of bed or his wheelchair — required the foot to be amputated.

From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2021

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