Bed-sore
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.
historical examples
certain forms of bed-sore are also due to prolonged pressure.
manual of surgery alexis thomson and alexander miles
with due watchfulness and care on the part of the nurse a bed-sore ought rarely to occur.
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noun
the nontechnical name for decubitus ulcer
n.
“gangrene caused by anemia due to continued pressure,” 1833, from bed (n.) + sore (n.)
bedsore bed·sore (běd’sôr’)
n.
a pressure-induced ulceration of the skin occurring in persons confined to bed for long periods of time. also called decubitus ulcer, pressure sore.
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