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单词 bedsore
释义

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, bed stone
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Example sentences from the Web for bedsore

  • The patient became progressively emaciated and exhausted, cystitis persisted, the bedsore deepened.

    Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins

British Dictionary definitions for bedsore

bedsore
/ (ˈbɛdˌsɔː) /

noun

the nontechnical name for decubitus ulcer
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for bedsore

bedsore
[ bĕdsôr′ ]

n.

A pressure-induced ulceration of the skin occurring in persons confined to bed for long periods of time.decubitus ulcer pressure sore
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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