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bedsore
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bed·sore  (bdsôr, -sr)
n.
A pressure-induced ulceration of the skin occurring in persons confined to bed for long periods of time. Also called decubitus ulcer.
bedsore [ˈbɛdˌsɔː]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) the nontechnical name for decubitus ulcer
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Noun1.bedsore - a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)
decubitus ulcer, pressure sore
ulcer, ulceration - a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
Translations
bedsore [ˈbedsɔːʳ] N → úlcera f de decúbito
bedsore bed sore [ˈbɛdsɔːr] n → escarre f
bedsore [ˈbɛdˌsɔːʳ] n → piaga da decubito
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