bedsore
nounEtymology From bed + sore.
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Medicine, Sciences Dated, Plural normally A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity.
- With the slightest movement shooting pain through her thin frame, she developed bedsores under her thighs and back that got infected.2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 195:
- Synonyms
- pressure ulcer, decubitus