bedsore
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈbɛdˌsɔr/
- Specialized
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- The doctor explained that a bedsore can form if pressure is not relieved regularly.
- bedsores and ulcers
- prevent bedsores
- severe bedsores
Examples
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When I have dinner at night, a nurse is moving him around so he doesn't get bedsores.
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To prevent bedsores, caregivers should reposition patients every two hours.
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Have you tried to move her every couple hours, so she doesn't get bedsores?
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Mrs. Carlson, do you want to be turned over to ease your bedsores?
Fiction book (1994) -
It should help heal the bedsores.
Fiction book (1994) -
When I woke up on that pallet at Centrum, I had bedsores.
Fiction book (1994) -
She never had bedsores or developed other problems that often afflict those who are bedridden.
Academic text (2001) -
The number of critical medical errors in Indiana hospitals and surgery centers fell last year to 100, with serious bedsores accounting for 41 of the incidents, according to a study released Monday.
Blog text (4) -
The aides had to turn these clients every two hours to prevent bedsores; bathe, diaper, and feed them; and change their sheets and bedclothes while they were in bed.
Academic text (1994) -
Even when it came to caring for Tokusho, she hadn’t been able to do everything she’d wanted, such as turning him over regularly to prevent bedsores.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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4.6
A damaged area of skin that appears when constant weight on it keeps blood from reaching it
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9.9
A sore on the skin caused by long pressure from lying in one position
An open sore on skin caused by long pressure in people who stay in bed
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bedsore is simply the joining of bed and sore, where bed means 'a place to sleep' and sore means 'a painful or damaged spot on the skin'. So a bedsore is a painful skin spot that appears when someone lies in bed too long and pressure damages the skin.