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BEDSORE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bedsore mean?
• BEDSORE (noun)
The noun BEDSORE has 1 sense:
1. a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)
Familiarity information: BEDSORE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
bedsore; decubitus ulcer; pressure sore
Hypernyms ("bedsore" is a kind of...):
ulcer; ulceration (a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue)
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