DECUBITUS ULCER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decubitus ulcer mean? 

• DECUBITUS ULCER (noun)
  The noun DECUBITUS ULCER has 1 sense:

1. a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)

  Familiarity information: DECUBITUS ULCER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECUBITUS ULCER (noun)

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 ("decubitus ulcer" 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)

 Context examples 

A question about whether an individual has or had decubitus ulcers, peripheral skin ulcers or repeated episodes of cellulitis.

(Has Decubitus Ulcer, Peripheral Skin Ulcer or Repeated Episodes of Cellulitis, NCI Thesaurus)