egg crate

A popular term for a foam mattress with a pattern of elevations and depressions, likened to that of an egg crate, most useful for patients with recalcitrant decubitus ulcers

egg crate

Nursing A popular term for a foam mattress with a chicken wire-like pattern of elevations and depressions, likened to that of an egg carton, most useful for Pts with recalcitrant decubitus ulcers