bedsore

[ 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.

Origin of bedsore

First recorded in 1860–65; bed + sore

Words nearby bedsore

bedsheet, bedside, bedside manner, bedsit, bedsonia, bedsore, bedspread, bedspring, bedstand, bedstead, bedstraw

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British Dictionary definitions for bedsore

bedsore
/ (ˈbɛdˌsɔː) /

noun

the nontechnical name for decubitus ulcer

Medical definitions for bedsore

bedsore
[ bĕd′sôr′ ]

n.

A pressure-induced ulceration of the skin occurring in persons confined to bed for long periods of time. decubitus ulcer pressure sore