: an ulceration of tissue deprived of adequate blood supply by prolonged pressure
called also decubitus ulcer
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Her husband requires round-the-clock care, including being turned at night to prevent bedsores, after a bicycle crash.
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
Those complications took the form of festering bedsores after Pierce lost the use of his legs, which in turn produced the deadly cancer that killed him, according to his sister.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024
An autopsy showed the man, Robert Knight, died from bacterial pneumonia and a bone infection from the bedsore, according to court filings.
—Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Broadening immunity Nursing home operators also have cited immunity to foil negligence lawsuits based on falls or other allegations of substandard care, such as bedsores, with little obvious connection to the pandemic, court records show.
—Fred Schulte | Kff Health News, ABC News, 11 May 2024
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
Those complications took the form of festering bedsores after Pierce lost the use of his legs, which in turn produced the deadly cancer that killed him, according to his sister.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024
An autopsy showed the man, Robert Knight, died from bacterial pneumonia and a bone infection from the bedsore, according to court filings.
—Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Broadening immunity Nursing home operators also have cited immunity to foil negligence lawsuits based on falls or other allegations of substandard care, such as bedsores, with little obvious connection to the pandemic, court records show.
—Fred Schulte | Kff Health News, ABC News, 11 May 2024
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bedsore
noun
bed·sore
-ˌsō(ə)r 
-ˌsȯ(ə)r
: a sore caused by constant pressure against a bed (as in a long illness)
Medical Definition
bedsore
noun
bed·sore
ˈbed-ˌsō(ə)r, -ˌsȯ(ə)r
: an ulceration of tissue deprived of adequate blood supply by prolonged pressure
called also decubitus, decubitus ulcer, pressure sore
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